Aircraft operators increasingly want more information from flights to help plan preventative maintenance,
schedule inspections, provide oversight of crew operations, and identify problem patterns and trends. Such
data can be leveraged to lower operating costs, higher availability, and optimized fleet usage.
But what if you could use an existing, or planned, box? Many aircraft operators already have, or plan to install, a flight recorder to meet regulatory requirements, or to improve long-term safety by having a facility to assess why an incident occurred. Modern flight recorders can capture and store significant amounts of data, and have the processing potential to fulfil the role of a HUMS as well.
This white paper discusses a strategy to combine flight recorder and HUMS functions into a single compact unit, utilizing a smart sensor network to deliver a single, lower-cost, and lighter solution.