Passive Aircraft Status System (PASS)
Abstract
The Passive Aircraft Status System (PASS) concept addresses the timing and accuracy of aircraft information (system failures, consumables, aircraft status, etc.) available to maintenance personnel and to alleviate maintenance issues by providing accurate and detailed information to the maintenance environment before the aircraft landing. The maintenance community uses this information to plan and schedule the aircraft's next activity (fly or fix). The effort occurred in three phases: (1) Technology Review and Data Collection - to investigate and review the communications, information displays, and state-of-the-art technologies currently available for possible use in a PASS, (2) Design and Analysis - to define the functions required to fulfill the concept, identify potential different approaches for a PASS implementation, and prioritize the recommended approaches to develop the concept for a field demonstration, (3) Preliminary Plan for Technology Development - to encapsulate and demonstrate the benefits of PASS in current and future maintenance process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395699