Patent ID: 8380385

Claim:
A method for automating tracking of an effectiveness of fault repairs, comprising: defining a unique fault code for each one of a plurality of different faults; cataloging faults that are repaired according to their respective said fault codes and storing each said cataloged fault in a fix effectiveness subsystem; placing said fix effectiveness subsystem in communication with an electronic logbook (ELB) system that is able to populate said fix effectiveness subsystem with additional fault information; providing a user interface to enable a user to access said ELB system to obtain information on a specific fault condition that was previously stored on said fix effectiveness subsystem; and presenting a fault history to said user from information stored in said fix effectiveness subsystem that enables said user to select a repair procedure for correcting said specific fault condition; and enabling said user to input a new codified defect report concerning a specific repair operation that said user has performed into said fix effectiveness subsystem via said user interface.