Back Up an Aircraft's Paper Records Electronically

• Published in: Aircraft maintenance technology Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 40
• Main Author: Hinebaugh, Larry
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ft. Atkinson Endeavor Business Media 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Aircraft; Aircraft accident investigation; Aircraft brakes; Aircraft maintenance; Aircraft reliability; Security systems
• ISSN: 1072-3145

The NTSB determined that the right brake caught on fire, causing the tire to blow. Since the brakes on this aircraft are listed as a time-controlled item, the NTSB investigator wants to see the maintenance entry that changed the brake and/or the associated 8130 airworthiness tag. Since the brake was changed several months before you took over the maintenance of the aircraft, you don't know the reason why they're missing. The records are immediately placed into an AC12078A compliant security system by you or a trusted source, and remain stored in this secure environment for the life of the aircraft. [...]going into the secure system, they're solid. * Next, the scanned copies are immediately placed into an AC120-78A compliant security system for the life of the aircraft, avoiding the opportunity for someone to alter the documents. * These records are available anytime they are needed in the future, with assurance that the records have not been altered.