Patent ID: 9188977
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B64F,G05B,G06N

Abstract:
1. A method for management of maintenance information items in an aircraft comprising a centralized maintenance system, the method comprising: receiving at least one maintenance message concerning a fault in the aircraft that does not have an impact on flight safety of the aircraft; determining a value of an impact attribute associated with the at least one maintenance message according to predetermined configuration data, the value of the impact attribute corresponding to a level of an importance of an economic impact on operation of the aircraft that results if the fault is not corrected and based on a commercial impact with regard to the passengers and a risk of technical delay on subsequent missions; assigning a priority to the at least one maintenance message based on the value of the impact attribute associated with the at least one maintenance message; and processing the at least one maintenance message according to the assigned priority based on the value of the impact attribute associated with the at least one maintenance message.