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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Sweers, Renton, WA (US);
Aydin Akdeniz, Langley, WA (US);
Blake A. Bertrand, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of evaluating continued usage of a particular type of aircraft after a lightning strike includes performing structure assessments of one or more structures of the type of aircraft based on one or more representative values for lightning strike damage for the type of aircraft. The method also includes determining a number indicating how many flights an aircraft of the type of aircraft can fly after a lightning strike and before performing an extended conditional inspection for lightning strike damage.