Interesting about the engine communication links.
Perhaps it can’t be turned off from the cockpit?
Big data...it’s everywhere....
It’s a system on the newer aircraft. It’s supposed to help the maintenance folks get ready before the plane lands. It speeds up the troubleshooting process and don’t have to rely on debriefing the crew. At least that is the idea behind it. I went to a Boeing class (more of an advertising deal) about it but never actually saw the system in operation.
I'm pretty sure it can't be turned off from anywhere in the cabin. You're probably have to be inside the engine to turn it off. Why would they put a kill switch on a system like that?
There was a system on the 777 called Aircraft Health System (AHS). It transmitted the health of the aircraft to a station so if there was a problem the airline could have parts waiting to turn the aircraft as soon as possible. The Army was going to use a similar system on the Future Combat System (FCS) vehicles but the program was aborted. Perhaps that’s what they are referring.