The Boeing Company

Steven R Ecola

David L Allen

Steven J Yukawa

Tim W Anstey

Steven J Yukuwa

A system and method are provided for establishing a communication link between an on onboard computer system (OCS) of a mobile platform and a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. A message containing data to be downloaded from the OCS to the CCS is sent from a first portion of an electronic log book function (ELB) of the OCS to a second portion of a communications management function (CMF) of the OCS. The message is configured into a transmittable data file and placed into an outgoing queue of the CMF. The CMFautomatically selects at least one desired communication channel from a plurality of available communication channels utilizing a configuration file of the CMF. The CMFestablishes a secure link between the OCS and the CCS utilizing the automatically selected communication channel and sends the transmittable data file to the CCS, via the secure established link over the automatically selected channel.

Automated integration of fault reporting

A system and method are provided for managing mobile platform fault data. The method includes automatically collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard the mobile platform utilizing a central maintenance computer (CMC) onboard the mobile platform. The raw fault data is automatically transmitted from the CMC to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. The method additionally includes automatically generating at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report from the raw data utilizing a first portion of an electronic logbook function (ELB) of the OCS. Execution of the ELBadditionally generates a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display and is automatically downloaded to the CCS. The method further includes automatically correlating the MPC draft fault report with the raw fault data utilizing a second portion of the electronic logbook (ELB) of the CCS.

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Sammamish, WA, United States of America

Steven R Ecola