Minimum equipment list systems for aircraft

A control module for an automated minimum equipment list (MEL) system of an aircraft, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store computer executable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving information relating to a plurality of aircraft components;
• determining that one or more inoperative components exist in the plurality of aircraft components based on the information relating to the plurality of aircraft components;
• automatically determining whether one or more MEL dispatch conditions exist based on a stored MEL and the one or more inoperative components;
• and
• controlling at least one of the plurality of aircraft components to configure the plurality of aircraft components to comply with at least one MEL dispatch condition once one or more MEL dispatch conditions exist to allow the aircraft to dispatch with the one or more inoperative components.

A method, comprising:

• receiving information relating to a plurality of aircraft components;
• determining that one or more inoperative components exist in the plurality of aircraft components based on the information relating to the plurality of aircraft components;
• automatically determining whether one or more MEL dispatch conditions exist based on a stored MEL and the one or more inoperative components;
• and
• controlling at least one of the plurality of aircraft components to configure the plurality of aircraft components to comply with at least one MEL dispatch condition once one or more MEL dispatch conditions exist to allow the aircraft to dispatch with the one or more inoperative components.