Automated
Engine & LLP
Hard Time Tracking:
Moving on from manual records.
Aero-Engines Europe Conference,
Paris, 22nd October 2015
AES-CIR-15-39
Established 2000. Dublin, IRL.
Technical Service Provider
Small-Medium Size Airlines and Lessors Worldwide
CFM56-3 / -7B and CF34-3 / -10 series
On-wing technical services:
Engine Condition Monitoring; Line Troubleshooting; On-site BSI and repairs.
CAMO support services:
Airworthiness Compliance; Maintenance Management; Hard Time
tracking; Fleet Planning.
Engine Leasing and Lease Management.
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Aviation has had a long love affair with manual, paper-based processes.
Flight Data
Ticketing
MRO MGMT
CAMO MGMT
but we have now embraced digital technologies, right?
Flight Data
Ticketing
MRO MGMT
CAMO MGMT
... Well, not fully.
ENGINE LIFE LIMITED PARTS (LLPs) TRACKING STILL BASED
PRIMARILY ON MANUAL DATA COLLATION AND ENTRY.
What are LLPs?
Federal
Aviation
Regulations
What are LLPs?
Governed by
Chapter 5
Limitations set by
the OEM
What are LLPs?
For example, LLPs fitted to the CFM56-3 Turbofan (Application B737-300/400/500).
Between 15,000 30,000 Flight Cycle Limitation.
Four Types of Flight Deck Transmissions:
ATS: Air Traffic Services.
Includes flight safety data and ATC transmissions
AOC: Airline Operation Communications.
Includes OOOI, ECH, FDM, FOQA, CMC, EFB data, ETL data.
AAC: Airline Administration Communications.
Includes crew rosters & manifests, Nav charts, Aircraft loadsheet uploads
APC: Air Passenger Communications.
Passenger-related data.
Flight data transmission paradigm:
Real Time and/or 15 min loops.
Avionic units transmit information via data busses to
Data Processor unit, e.g. ACARS / AFIRS (see blue box)
Data sent through routers:
ATSU (Airbus) / CMU (Boeing)
Data processed using VHF/HFDL/Satcom connectivity
systems and ARINC (legacy) or IP (new gen) protocol.
Data transmitted through antenna to Inmarsat/Iridium
Satellite to ground based decoding station and repository.
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Flight data transmission paradigm:
Repository
Airline MCC
Ground-based server depository transmits data to Airline
M&E IT System or Maintenance Control Centre (MCC)
Flights Ops
Data distributed to Airline departments
Engineering
& Planning
Maintenance
OEM /
Consultants
Data input either directly or manually into airline
Maintenance & Engineering IT software.
Airline M&E Software
Why are Aircraft Engine LLPs Tracked manually?
Spread Sheets
Or
Maintenance Software
With LLP Tracking Capabilities
Why are Aircraft Engine LLPs Tracked manually?
Airline MCC
Flight data collation from multiple aircraft in multiple stations
creates collation and processing problems.
Why are Aircraft Engine LLPs Tracked manually?
Major Draw Backs
from
Manual LLP Tracking
LLP status only valid at most once a month.
Data corruption due to Human Factor errors.
Missed flight segments due to aircraft overlays.
Lost Wrench Time.
Data security and integrity issues.
Slow process involving multi-person data chain.
Real Time, Automated Engine LLP Tracking Capability
is Possible
Airline M&E IT System
OOOIs
LLP Tracking
Software
OOOIs are Key to Real-time Engine and LLP tracking
Remember!
AOC: Airline Operation Communications.
Includes OOOI, ECH, FDM, FOQA, CMC, EFB data, ETL data.
Real Time LLP Status
Reports
AEOLUS ENGINE SERVICES
will release Real-time Engine
and LLP tracking Software in
Q2 2016.
Compatible with existing Flight
data transmissions systems
And
Airline/Third Party Maintenance
Software
Accessible on all modern
communication devices;
smartphone, tablet, PC/Laptop.
No additional hardware required.
Airlines interested in becoming a Beta Test client should email:
[email protected] Real Time Data Flowchart
OOOI Data is transmitted during
every flight via AFIRS/ACARS.
Received every 1 min / 15 mins
Regulatory reports in
an instance
A few clicks on User Interface
Data Processed in
AETRACK Server
Regulatory / Industry Thinking
IATA:
Source: IATA
Its Time to go Paperless!
ICAO:
FEB 2015, ICAO Working Group released proposal for Global Aeronautical Distress & Safety System
(GADSS).
Proposes 1-minute and 15-minute satellite tracking for all aircraft, including establishment of a major
information repository, with backed up data, accessible to all stakeholders.
Ensures secure and constant transmission of AOC data from aircraft to ground, which can be used for
LLP tracking.
Serving aerospace with expertise.
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Thank you!
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