Wireless aircraft maintenance log

摘要

A method of aircraft maintenance involves storing part information relating to an aircraft part (14) on the aircraft part (14). The part information is wirelessly transmitted from the aircraft part (14) to a receiver (62). A note of a change relating to the aircraft part (62) is made. The part information with the note of the change relating to the aircraft part (14, 46) is electronically stored at a location remote from the aircraft part. The information can be stored on an aircraft part assembly comprising an aircraft part (14), a metal data plate (20) mounted on the aircraft part, and a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) (18) coupled to the metal data plate (20) such that said metal data plate (20) is an RFID tag resonator. The RFID tag can be mounted between the data plate and the aircraft part.