Patent ID: 7197430
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: F02C,F05D

Abstract:
1. A method for determining an engine part life usage of a gas turbine engine life limited part used on an aircraft, said method comprising: operating a gas turbine engine that includes a plurality of rotating components and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor a plurality of gas turbine engine operating parameters; continuously sampling the plurality of sensors during each flight using an engine control system coupled to the gas turbine engine; obtaining outputs from the plurality of sensors; sorting the sensor outputs based on predefined events using the engine control system; transmitting at least some of the sorted sensor outputs to a remote server for viewing by at least one customer; and utilizing the at least some of the sorted outputs to calculate the life usage of at least one life limited part to facilitate tracking the life-usage of an individual life limited part on the gas turbine engine that is consumed on a flight by flight basis.