A method, comprising: detecting, by the detection device attached to an air cycle machine of an aircraft and operating in a sleep mode, a wake up event, wherein the wake up event comprises a passing of a predetermined period of time or a vibration of the air cycle machine over a threshold amplitude; operating, by the detection device, in a full power mode in response to the detecting of the wake up event; acquiring, by the detection device, environmental conditions produced by the air cycle machine during the full power mode; storing, by the detection device, the environmental conditions as stored data during the full power mode; detecting, by a management facility, a request event; initiating, by the management facility to the detection device, a request for the stored data; receiving, by a first wireless device integrated into the management facility from a second wireless device integrated into the detection device, environmental conditions produced by the air cycle machine as the stored data; processing, by the management facility, the environmental conditions within the stored data to detect a deviation from an expected operation of the air cycle machine, wherein the deviation indicates a vibration by the air cycle machine; instructing, by the management facility, the detection device to operate in the sleep mode in response to receiving the stored data and instructing the air cycle machine to operate in a safe mode in response to detecting the deviation from the expected operation of the structure; and wherein the safe mode comprises converting energy into mechanical motion by the air cycle machine at a reduced rate to reduce a chance of a fatigue failure; wherein the detection device is an accelerometer. detecting, by the detection device attached to an air cycle machine of an aircraft and operating in a sleep mode, a wake up event, wherein the wake up event comprises a passing of a predetermined period of time or a vibration of the air cycle machine over a threshold amplitude; operating, by the detection device, in a full power mode in response to the detecting of the wake up event; acquiring, by the detection device, environmental conditions produced by the air cycle machine during the full power mode; storing, by the detection device, the environmental conditions as stored data during the full power mode; detecting, by a management facility, a request event; initiating, by the management facility to the detection device, a request for the stored data; receiving, by a first wireless device integrated into the management facility from a second wireless device integrated into the detection device, environmental conditions produced by the air cycle machine as the stored data; processing, by the management facility, the environmental conditions within the stored data to detect a deviation from an expected operation of the air cycle machine, wherein the deviation indicates a vibration by the air cycle machine; instructing, by the management facility, the detection device to operate in the sleep mode in response to receiving the stored data and instructing the air cycle machine to operate in a safe mode in response to detecting the deviation from the expected operation of the structure; and wherein the safe mode comprises converting energy into mechanical motion by the air cycle machine at a reduced rate to reduce a chance of a fatigue failure; wherein the detection device is an accelerometer.