The Boeing Company
Prediction methods and systems for structural repair during heavy maintenance of aircraft

Abstract:

Methods include qualifying a qualification dataset of fatigue-related parameters calculated from data collected during a first group of flights of a first aircraft that experienced a replacement of a structural component during heavy maintenance. Methods include receiving a qualified selection of the fatigue-related parameters and verifying a verification dataset of the qualified selection of the fatigue-related parameters calculated from data collected during a second group of flights of a second aircraft that experienced heavy maintenance without replacement of the structural component. Methods include receiving a set of verified and qualified fatigue-related parameters and building a predictive model for structural repair during heavy maintenance with a training dataset of the verified and qualified fatigue-related parameters calculated from data collected during additional flights of the fleet. Hybrid feature selection systems also are disclosed.