Systems and methods for monitoring and reporting a quick access recorder
(QAR) data in real time. The system includes a QAR for recording fault
information, a removable portable hardware component that stores,
analyzes and displays the fault information, an onboard data
communication network that enables the QAR and the portable hardware
component to exchange information, and an air-ground data transmitting
device for transmitting the fault information from the vehicle. The
removable portable hardware component may be an Electronic Flight Bag
(EFB) that hosts a QAR Manager application and communication technologies
to manage and report all applications on the EFB.