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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Mario D. Cordova, Cerritos, CA (US);
Harry W. Slusher, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Mario D. Cordova, Cerritos, CA (US);
Harry W. Slusher, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring an aircraft during use. Flight parameters of the aircraft are monitored to detect an excursion from a flight envelope. While the aircraft is still in flight, the monitored flight parameters are used to determine the severity of a detected excursion, aircraft component(s) possibly affected by the excursion are identified, and flight restrictions and/or inspections responsive to the excursion severity and identified component(s) are specified. This method provides valuable information to a flight crew about flight envelope excursions, can enhance passenger safety and can prevent unnecessary inspections and aircraft downtime.