Patents Assigned to GE Avivation Systems Limited
  • METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A TRAILING EDGE FLAP FAULT
    Publication number: 20140336865
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a trailing edge flap fault in an aircraft having a trailing edge flap system including multiple trailing edge flaps, a flap handle for setting the position of the trailing edge flaps, and a flap position sensor, the method includes receiving a position signal, determining a variation in the position signal relative to a reference position, diagnosing a fault, and providing an indication of the diagnosed fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: GE Avivation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Catt, Julia Ann Howard