Electronic checklist system with checklist inhibiting

Abstract

An electronic checklist system (ECL) for a complex system and corresponding method for controlling the presentation of non-normal checklists based on signals generated by a crew alert system according to non-normal operating conditions of the complex system. The ECL system automatically inhibits all non-relevant non-normal checklists, thereby removing the burden from the crew of having to determine what checklists are redundant or inappropriate based on the occurring non-normal conditions. An inhibited non-relevant non-normal checklists does not include a checklist status icon displayed adjacent to its associated crew alert message. This indicates to the crew that the associated non-normal checklist is not required to be accomplished. In addition, the inhibited checklist is removed from the checklist queue, its operational notes are removed from the notes file, its deferred line items are removed from the predefined normal checklist, and the checklist state is preserved. A software interface tool allows for remote modification of the checklists.

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