Aerospace and Defense / Aviation Maintenance

    Aviation maintenance software that keeps every sign-off traceable

    Maintenance controllers chase paper task cards, airworthiness directive spreadsheets and parts tags that do not match the records. Agnotic Technologies builds aviation maintenance software for airline maintenance departments, MROs and repair stations: record entries, AD tracking, task cards with electronic sign-off and parts traceability. It is ground-side business software, never airborne code.

    Record entries
    Built to the 14 CFR 43.9 content
    AD status
    Recurring actions with next due
    Back to birth
    Serialized part history

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    Industry Overview

    What is aviation maintenance software?

    Aviation maintenance software is the ground-side system that records maintenance, inspections and airworthiness directive compliance for each aircraft, engine and component, and holds the signed entries that return them to service. Agnotic Technologies builds it for airline maintenance departments, MROs and repair stations, with task cards, electronic sign-off and parts traceability.

    Who it is for

    Which maintenance organizations do we build for?

    The record rules are shared, but each organization signs, plans and hands over records differently. We start from your certificate and your maintenance program.

    Airline maintenance departments

    Carriers running a continuous airworthiness maintenance program across a fleet and several line stations.

    • Due lists built from the maintenance program
    • Records for every tail number and serialized part
    • Shift and station handover of open work

    Repair stations and MROs

    Shops maintaining customers' aircraft, engines and components under their own certificate.

    • Work orders per customer and per aircraft
    • Return to service records the customer can import
    • Tooling and calibration status on each task

    Charter and business aviation operators

    Smaller fleets that still need every airworthiness directive and life-limited part tracked to the hour.

    • AD status per aircraft with next due
    • Inspection program tracking
    • Records ready for a sale or lease return

    Engine and component shops

    Overhaul shops whose records follow each part into someone else's aircraft.

    • Serial number history per component
    • Release paperwork attached to the part record
    • Time since overhaul carried with the part
    Industry Challenges

    Where do aircraft maintenance records break?

    These are the failure points auditors, lessors and buyers of used aircraft find first, so we design against them before anything else.

    • A recurring airworthiness directive is tracked in a spreadsheet, its interval is entered in hours when the AD states cycles, and the next due date is wrong.

    • A task card is signed on paper, but the entry in the system lacks the certificate number and kind of certificate of the person who approved the work.

    • A part is installed from a tag whose serial number does not match the records, so its back-to-birth history breaks at that installation.

    • Life-limited part status is kept per engine position, not per engine, and does not follow the engine when it moves to another airframe.

    • After a merger or a lease return, records sit in three systems and nobody can produce a complete AD status when the aircraft is sold.

    • A deferred defect is closed in the planning tool but never reaches the aircraft's discrepancy list or the next inspection.

    Our Approach

    How should an operator approach a maintenance records build?

    Three design decisions, made with your quality and records staff, shape everything else in the system.

    Model the aircraft as a tree of serialized parts

    Airframe, engines, propellers and appliances each carry their own times, cycles and records, so status moves with the part, not with the position it was in.

    Make the signature a record, not an image

    Each sign-off stores who signed, their certificate number and kind, exactly what they approved and when, under the electronic signature procedures your organization has in place.

    Treat every AD as a rule with an applicability check

    AD number and revision, applicability by model and serial number, method of compliance and recurring interval in the AD's own units are fields, not free text.

    Capabilities

    What do we build into aviation maintenance software?

    The modules we scope when an operator or repair station asks how to build aviation maintenance software that technicians, inspectors and planners use every shift.

    Aircraft and component configuration

    The installed parts tree for each tail number, with removals and installations recorded against serial numbers.

    Airworthiness directive tracking

    Applicability decisions, compliance method, evidence and recurring due dates in hours, cycles or calendar time.

    Task cards and work packages

    Work packages built from the due list, with task cards that carry the referenced maintenance data and its revision.

    Electronic sign-off

    Step and final sign-off by the certificated person, with required inspection items routed to an inspector where your program needs them.

    Inspection records

    Inspection type, extent, total time and the airworthy statement or discrepancy list, created from the completed package.

    Parts traceability

    Receiving, release documents, installation and removal history linked into each part's back-to-birth record.

    Deferred defects

    Deferrals with their limits, linked to the aircraft's discrepancy list and to the work package that clears them.

    Records export and transfer

    A complete status pack for a sale, lease return or regulator request, generated from the records rather than assembled by hand.

    How It Works

    How does one task card move from plan to return to service?

    The path we build for a single task, from the due list to the archived record. Every step writes to the aircraft's history.

    Plan

    The planner builds a work package from the maintenance program, open ADs and deferred defects due for the aircraft.

    1

    Issue

    Each task card goes to the technician's tablet with the referenced maintenance data and its revision.

    2

    Perform and record

    Steps, measurements and photos are recorded as the work happens; parts are scanned on removal and installation.

    3

    Inspect

    Where the program requires it, an inspector signs the required inspection items before the task can close.

    4

    Approve for return to service

    The certificated person signs with their certificate number and kind; the signature covers only the work performed.

    5

    Update status

    Times, AD status, life-limited part status and the inspection status update from the closed package.

    6

    Retain and transfer

    Work records follow your retention rules, and status records are marked to travel with the aircraft when it is sold.

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    Engineering Stack

    Systems and standards behind maintenance software

    Picked to fit your fleet, your certificate and the systems you already run. We build on your cloud account and integrate with the tools you choose.

    Records and data

    Serialized part and configuration modelTimes and cycles ledger per partDocument store for scanned historical recordsAppend-only audit trail per entry

    Integration

    ERP and inventoryFlight operations data for hours and cyclesSupplier release documentsFleet health analytics feeds

    Hangar and line

    Offline-capable tablet appsBarcode and RFID scanningPhoto capture on task steps

    Security

    SSO with your identity providerRoles per certificate type and authorizationPer-user signing credentialsEncryption in transit and at rest
    Measured Impact

    What should maintenance leaders be able to see?

    Views we build with your maintenance control and quality teams.

    Due list
    What is coming due

    ADs, inspections and life-limited parts by aircraft and by due date.

    Open work
    Packages in progress

    Task cards open, waiting on parts or waiting on an inspector.

    Deferrals
    Deferred defects

    Each deferral with its limit and the package that will clear it.

    Record gaps
    Entries to fix

    Entries missing a field, a signature or a traceable part.

    Use Cases

    Where do maintenance organizations start?

    First releases we scope, each small enough to ship and check against your records.

    01

    AD and life-limited part tracking

    Status for each aircraft, rebuilt from existing records and checked line by line.

    02

    Paperless task cards for one hangar

    Electronic task cards and sign-off for one base before rolling out to line stations.

    03

    Records digitization before a lease return

    Scanned historical records indexed against the parts tree, with gaps listed.

    04

    Repair station work orders

    Customer work orders, return to service records and release paperwork in one place.

    05

    Fleet health to work orders

    Findings from sensor analytics turned into planned tasks with their own records.

    06

    Aviation software development for startups

    A lean records core for a new operator or MRO, built on the same parts model.

    Integrations

    Which systems does maintenance software connect to?

    The systems a maintenance records platform reads from or writes to, agreed during scoping.

    Parts and purchasing

    ERP and inventory

    Hours, cycles and defects

    Flight operations and tech log

    Findings to tasks

    Fleet health analytics

    Release paperwork

    Supplier and OEM documents

    Scanned records

    Document management

    Sign-in and roles

    Identity provider
    What we check

    Which FAA record requirements does the software have to capture?

    We map each requirement to a field and a signer before any screen is drawn. This is the checklist we walk through with your quality manager.

    Maintenance record entry (14 CFR 43.9)

    • Description of work, or reference to acceptable data: task card text plus the manual and revision it cites
    • Date the work was completed: set when the final step closes
    • Name of the person who performed the work, if different from the approver: captured per step
    • Signature, certificate number and kind of certificate: signed by the person approving return to service
    • Major repairs and alterations: the form data produced with the entry

    Inspection record entry (14 CFR 43.11)

    • Type of inspection and a brief description of its extent
    • Date of the inspection and aircraft total time in service
    • Signature, certificate number and kind of certificate of the person approving or disapproving
    • Airworthy statement, or the dated list of discrepancies given to the owner or operator

    Owner and operator records (14 CFR 91.417)

    • Total time in service of the airframe, each engine, propeller and rotor
    • Current status of life-limited parts
    • Time since last overhaul for items overhauled on a set interval
    • Current inspection status
    • AD status with compliance method, AD number, revision date and next due action
    • Retention: work records until superseded or one year; status records transfer with the aircraft

    Airworthiness directives (14 CFR Part 39)

    • Applicability decision by model and serial number, with the reason recorded
    • Compliance method chosen and the evidence attached
    • Recurring interval in the AD's units: hours, cycles or calendar time
    • Planner and certificated person who closed each occurrence

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    Why Global Leaders Choose Us

    We combine deep technical expertise with industry-specific knowledge to deliver solutions that aren't just functional, but transformational.

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    Our architectures are built to handle massive data loads and user bases, keeping performance steady whether you're serving ten or ten million.

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    Using our suite of internal tools and proven frameworks, we cut setup work so your first release reaches users sooner.

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    Beyond simple wrappers, we build deep-learning integrations and predictive analytics directly into the core of your industry-specific workflows.

    Engagement Model

    How does an aviation maintenance software engagement work?

    Most programs begin with one fleet type or one base. The size of that first release, and its date, are fixed together on the scoping call.

    01

    Scoping call

    We review your certificate, maintenance program, current record systems and the first fleet or base.

    02

    Records mapping

    Your quality and records staff fill the requirement checklist with us, field by field and signer by signer.

    03

    Fixed-scope first release

    The parts model, AD tracking and electronic task cards for one fleet type, with the audit trail in place.

    04

    Records migration

    Historical records loaded and reconciled against the physical records before the old system is retired.

    05

    Scale and support

    More fleets, bases and integrations, under change control your quality team approves.

    Facts and sources

    Which FAA rules shape the maintenance record?

    Short facts we design the record fields and sign-off around, each linked to its primary source.

    • Each person who maintains, rebuilds or alters an aircraft, engine, propeller, appliance or component part must make a maintenance record entry with a description of the work, the date it was completed, the name of the person who performed it and the signature, certificate number and kind of certificate of the person approving it.

      Source: 14 CFR 43.9(a) (eCFR)
    • After an inspection under part 91, the person approving or disapproving return to service must record the type and extent of the inspection, the date and aircraft total time in service, and their signature, certificate number and kind of certificate.

      Source: 14 CFR 43.11(a) (eCFR)
    • An owner or operator must keep the current status of applicable airworthiness directives, including the method of compliance, the AD number and revision date and, for a recurring AD, the time and date when the next action is required.

      Source: 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v) (eCFR)
    • Records of individual maintenance and inspections are kept until the work is repeated or superseded or for one year, while status records such as total time in service, life-limited part status and AD status are retained and transferred with the aircraft when it is sold.

      Source: 14 CFR 91.417(b) (eCFR)
    • Anyone who operates a product that does not meet the requirements of an applicable airworthiness directive is in violation of 14 CFR 39.7.

      Source: 14 CFR 39.7 (eCFR)

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    No. Agnotic Technologies builds ground-side maintenance and records software for the people who keep aircraft airworthy. We do not build software that runs on the aircraft or needs airborne software certification.