C-17 integrated avionics maintenance

Application of the existing Integrated Maintenance Information System (IMIS) to the C-17 weapon system can provide significantly improved weapon system maintenance capability, which will result in reduced support system life-cycle costs. IMIS supplies maintenance technicians with direct access to maintenance information systems and databases, including historical data, supply data, technical manuals, and automated training systems. IMIS interrogates built-in test (BIT) from on-board avionics systems, displays digital technical orders integrated with diagnostic and repair advice, automatically records maintenance actions, and provides a ready means of ordering replacement parts at the job site. The integration of information sources provided by IMIS is an element in the overall C-17 integrated and paperless avionics support environment concept, linking the organizational, intermediate, and depot levels of maintenance.