Patent ID: 9037320
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B64D,B64F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: an aircraft that triggers an unscheduled maintenance event; a data network that receives the unscheduled maintenance event from the aircraft; a disruption severity module that receives the unscheduled maintenance event from the data network, the disruption severity module configured to calculate a disruption severity index value associated with the unscheduled maintenance event of the aircraft, the disruption severity index value being calculated based on a plurality of flight operation factors affected by the unscheduled maintenance event; and a flight recommendation module configured to recommend one of resolving the unscheduled maintenance event of the aircraft before a subsequent flight of the aircraft or flying the aircraft without resolving the unscheduled maintenance event of the aircraft based on the disruption severity index value; wherein each of the plurality of flight operation factors comprises a selected one of at least two parameters, each parameter being associated with a different selection index value, and wherein the disruption severity index value comprises an aggregation of selection index values of selected parameters; wherein the plurality of flight operation factors comprises a delay duration factor.