Patent ID: 7127409

Claim:
A system configured for accessing aircraft engine component disposition information by internal users, suppliers, and external customers, said system comprising: a server comprising: a database of disposition order and quality information, relating to a component during a manufacturing process; a plurality of web pages comprising data fields associated with the component and disposition information; a user interface allowing a user and at least one of a customer and a supplier to input information, including inspection reports, into the web pages for upload to said server, and allowing a user and at least one of the customer and the supplier to download into the web pages information from said database including corrective action reports of repairable parts; wherein said server is configured to allow the user and the at least one of a customer and a supplier to store and download information to the user interface including information indicative of a component's non-conformance with respect to predefined manufacturing tolerances, digital images of the non-conforming component feature, and information indicative of the component's repair status including a type of repair to be conducted and primary non-repairable defects; wherein the user and the at least one of a customer and a supplier evaluate said information to determine whether to accept a non-conformance, reject a non-conformance, or repair a non-conformance, wherein accepted non-conformances are used for an alternate function; wherein said server is further configured to develop benchmark goals, representing an accomplishment, a deadline, a progress of the component through the system, and a state of the component through the system; at least one computer; and a network coupling said at least one computer to said server.