JAL First Customer of Boeing’s Electronic Maintenance Tool from FLT Tech Online reports that soon Japan Airlines (JAL) will be using what Boeing Commercial Aviation Services describes as “performance-enhancing solutions for aircraft maintenance and troubleshooting that will be available via the Internet.”
Under their agreement, JAL maintenance technicians can use their normal browser to access the Structures Tool within Boeing’s hosted Maintenance Toolbox service, which is a key component within Boeing’s evolving portfolio of electronic aircraft maintenance applications. Toolbox uses intelligent documents and visual navigation methods to help aircraft technical personnel troubleshoot airplane systems and manage structural repair records, parts, and task cards.
Specifically, the Structures Tool provides 3D models for recording, viewing, and analyzing structural repairs, making use of accumulated repair knowledge, and maintaining records of repair activities for multiple fleet types. It also includes a repair history database of records that contain details of repairs and repair locations on one or more aircraft. Users can search the database for information about repairs performed in specific areas of the airplane, search for similar repairs on other airplanes in their fleet, and enter, edit and delete repair records as needed.
Engineers can access the information on JAL’s data through any Internet connection and device to monitor the aircraft’s data through www.MyBoeingFleet.com.
The goal is to bring modern Internet technology to the air transportation industy and connect content, applications and services with their airlines, as well as connect all the data and departments involved in airline flights from air service to maintenance.
