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EP 0 121 624 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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27.08.1986 Bulletin 1986/35 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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17.10.1984 Bulletin 1984/42 |
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Date of filing: 19.10.1983 |
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Priority: |
22.10.1982 GB 8230311
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Applicant: BRITISH AEROSPACE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
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Aircraft maintenance |
(57) To speed turn around of an aircraft, it is provided with a maintenance data terminal
(5) including a subsidiary computer (6) arranged to receive fault and aircraft state
information from the main aircraft computer(s) (2) and other on- board equipment and
further including a keyboard (8) and alphanumeric display (7) controlled by and controlling
the subsidiary computer (6) to display logged faults, run test sequences, give step-by-step
maintenance information and so on, the terminal (5) being fitted to the aircraft with
at least the keyboard (8) and the display (7) behind a removable body panel (10),
so as to be easily accessible to a ground crew.