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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Frederick Ackerman, Laramie, WY (US);
Vijay Kumar Millikarjun Hanagandi, Evansville, IN (US);
Amy Victoria Aragones, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brock Estel Osborn, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nicolas Wadih Chbat, Albany, NY (US);
Richard August Korkosz, Southwick, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for determining a maintenance schedule for a jet engine using at least remotely-gathered environmental data is provided. The system includes a remote monitor having a sensor for collecting the remotely-gathered environmental data. A data pathway is connected to the remote monitor. A processor is connected to the data pathway and processes the remotely-gathered environmental data collected by the remote monitor. An environmental database is connected to the data pathway and compiles and stores the remotely-gathered environmental data. A flight database is connected to the data pathway and compiles and stores flight data for the jet engine. The flight data includes at least thermal cycle data and time on wing data. The processor is adapted to generate the maintenance schedule for the jet engine based on the remotely-gathered environmental data and the flight data.