Maintenance cycle for an aircraft

Abstract

The invention relates to a maintenance cycle for an aircraft, which comprises the steps a) carrying out a maintenance process for an aircraft after the expiry of a time interval (ΔT) which is less than or equal to a specified maintenance interval (ΔTW); b) collecting findings data for at least one maintenance measure during the maintenance process; c) archiving the findings data from step b) and the time interval ΔT; d) determining at least one classification number using automated statistical evaluation of archived findings data for all maintenance processes occurring within a first observation period and/or using the averaged utilization factor (G) of the maintenance interval for a second observation period, wherein the first observation period and the second observation period can be the same or different and e) producing an action request for checking and/or adaptation of the maintenance interval as long as the at least one classification number from step d) lies outside a specified tolerance range. The invention also relates to a method for assessing and/or monitoring of a maintenance program for aircraft, a method for the comparison of at least two maintenance programs for aircraft, an apparatus for checking and/or adaptation of a maintenance interval for an aircraft and a signal sequence.

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