Logbook
Paper, whiteboards, and Excel — replaced with one system.
A unified maintenance logbook for the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at MacDill AFB — built by a maintainer, for maintainers.
01 What it is
One unified maintenance logbook for the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at MacDill AFB — replacing paper, whiteboards, and Excel with a single system, accessible from any government computer or personal device. Built by a maintainer, for maintainers.
02 The digital twin
An interactive KC-135R sits at the center of the logbook: open issues pulse on the airframe, urgent items flag, and any marker opens the full system history.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker model by Muhamad Mirza Arrafi (Sketchfab) · CC-BY
03 What it does
- Parts Tracker Tracks ordered components from base supply through install. Auto-detects new turnover entries by document number. 7-day stagnation alerts.
- Mission Board Digital ops center — shift summaries, parts updates, troubleshooting timelines, message ack/respond, end-of-shift briefings auto-generated.
- Quick Reference Library Thousands of parts indexed by WUC, NSN, technical order reference, and nomenclature. Search-first by design.
- AVI Lab Inventory Tool and equipment tracking with QR-scan checkout and return — designed around how AVI techs actually move through the lab.
04 The records
The history came along: legacy logbook entries were parsed and imported, so the system started full, not empty.
05 Why it works
The design is shaped by the realities of shift work — a mid-shift handoff doesn't have time for a learning curve. Every screen is built around the question a maintainer is actually trying to answer: what's broken, what's on order, what's next, and what does my replacement need to know?