The operating system
The OS for
aircraft maintenance
The AI-driven operating system for aircraft maintenance shops — squawk to compliant sign-off in one system of record.
Grounded by design
Grounded. Cited. Verifiable.
Every JP answer is grounded in the customer’s indexed manuals and cites the exact page — mechanics can view and print the source. A 4-layer grounding pipeline (DB filter → tier filter → hard post-filter → prompt guardrail) keeps every answer verifiable against the actual manual. The standard is simple: no evidence, no answer.
The platform
Everything the shop runs on, in one place
JP — the manual-grounded assistant
A production RAG engine with a 4-layer grounding pipeline, keyword fallback for OCR text, and visual diagnosis from photos. Cites the exact manual page; retrieval is org-aware. When the manual doesn’t support an answer, JP says so.
- Every answer cited to the real manual — never generated from memory
- Cited-source extraction returns a merged PDF the mechanic can view and print
- Tribal-knowledge loop: approved corrections compound into future answers
Operations — cases & work orders
Full case/squawk lifecycle and a 5-stage work-order pipeline with server-side validation at every gate. Part 121 adds a 12-step MOC workflow stepper with branching.
- Auto-generated 14 CFR 43.9(a) logbook entries
- MEL deferral tracking with category A/B/C/D countdowns (Part 121)
- Fleet-wide MOC health dashboard for air carriers
Digital logbook & records
A permanent, tamper-evident system of record. Database triggers block UPDATE/DELETE on the audit log; field-level diffs preserve the full history.
- Immutable audit trail per AC 120-78A
- Per-aircraft digital records and logbook
- Records transfer at aircraft sale
Compliance & AD tracking
Compliance enforced by the architecture, not bolted on. Per-aircraft AD compliance with automatic FAA Federal Register search by model and engine, plus overdue alerts.
- AD tracker with automatic applicability search
- Inspection schedule: annual, 100-hr, transponder, pitot-static, ELT
- Color-coded status with overdue alerts
Owner portal
A separate experience for aircraft owners and pilots at my.wastegate.ai, distinct from the mechanic-facing platform — visibility into their aircraft without touching the shop floor workflow.
- Owner/pilot view, role-separated from mechanics
- Preventive-maintenance sign-off scope per 14 CFR 43.3(g)
- Records visibility and transfer at sale
Records QA engine
JP reviews logbook entries and work orders against approved data and CFR references — turning records review from an annual scramble into a continuous, provable process.
- Scores findings by severity: critical / warning / info
- Verifies each citation: verified / flagged / not-found
- Runs inspection and applicability checks, produces a QA record per entry
The workflow
One system, squawk to sign-off
Wastegate runs the maintenance organization as a single, compliance-aware system of record — with role-based access and AI assistance at every step.
- 01
Squawk
Open a case the moment a discrepancy is found — full lifecycle tracking from the first note.
- 02
Troubleshoot
JP answers from your actual manuals — cited to the exact page, with visual diagnosis from photos.
- 03
Work order
5-stage pipeline with server-side validation at each gate; auto-generates 14 CFR 43.9(a) logbook entries.
- 04
Sign-off
Role-gated to the 14 CFR 43.3/43.7 matrix — the right person signs the right work, every time.
- 05
Permanent record
Immutable, tamper-evident audit log per AC 120-78A — field-level history that survives the next inspection.
The edge
Why Wastegate
Manual-grounded AI
Every answer cites an actual manual page; answers only from evidence; source viewable and printable.
Full-stack system of record
Owns the workflow from squawk to sign-off — deep switching costs, unlike a bolt-on chatbot.
Proactive compliance
Role-gated sign-offs (43.3/43.7) and JP’s records QA are the architecture, not a feature.
Org-type aware
Purpose-built templates for Part 91, 121, 135, 141 and 145.
Built by a domain expert
An aviation maintenance instructor, not a software company guessing at the domain.
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