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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
William P. Coop, Buckley, WA (US);
Jose R. Elias, Seattle, WA (US);
Lois Hill, Renton, WA (US);
Shella A. Knoll, Orting, WA (US);
David Robert Tilzer, Renton, WA (US);
Charles K. Bautz, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for maintaining the airworthiness configuration of an aircraft. Airworthiness configuration information for an aircraft is identified by a data processing system. The airworthiness configuration information identifies an airworthiness configuration of the aircraft comprising a number of components of the aircraft. A number of automated identification technology devices are attached to the aircraft. The number of automated identification technology devices include component information for the number of components. The component information is read from the number of automated identification technology devices by a reader. The component information read from the number of automated identification technology devices is compared, by a processor unit, to the airworthiness configuration information to determine whether the aircraft complies with the airworthiness configuration.