Asset utilization management for aircraft ground refueling equipment

A system for monitoring components of an aircraft ground refueling system comprising:

• a first computing device executing instructions stored in a first memory and a second computing device executing instructions stored in a second memory, the second computing device hosting a database,
• wherein the first computing device is caused to:
• read a component identification tag secured to a component of an aircraft ground refueling system, wherein the component identification tag contains a unique component identifier of the component;
• transmit the component identifier to the second computing device;
• determine that the unique component identification exists as an inactive component in the database and that the inactive component is identified as a replacement component;
• determine that the unique component identification does not exist as an active component within the database and, based on the determination, create a new database entry for the unique component identification as an active component;
• associate the new database entry with an existing unique system identification of the aircraft ground refueling system within the database;
• receive, responsive to the transmission of the component identifier, a notification from the second computing regarding the component identifier;
• display, responsive to the notification, a user-interface to receive data reflective of an operational status of the component and transmit the data to the second computing device for storage in the database in association with the component identifier;
• wherein the second computing device is caused to:
• analyze a history of the data associated with the component identifier to determine a characteristic operational parameter of the component of the aircraft ground refueling system.

A method of deploying a component of an aircraft ground refueling system, comprising:

• generating a unique component identification for a component of an aircraft ground refueling system;
• tagging the component with an electronically readable tag containing the unique component identification;
• installing the component as an active component in the aircraft ground refueling system;
• electronically reading the tag of the component and transmitting the unique component identification contained in the read tag to a database within data storage of a computing device;
• determining that the unique component identification exists as an inactive component in the database and that the inactive component is identified as a replacement component;
• determining that the unique component identification does not exist as an active component within the database and, based on the determination, creating a new database entry for the unique component identification as an active component;
• associating the new database entry with an existing unique system identification of the aircraft ground refueling system within the database.