An aircraft (100) is provided. The aircraft may include, but is not limited to, an accelerometer (160) configured to measure a deceleration experienced by the aircraft (100) and a processor (120) coupled to the accelerometer (160). The processor (120) may be configured to determine if the aircraft (100) experienced a hard landing if the deceleration experienced by the aircraft (100) was greater than a predetermined threshold, and generate a maintenance advisory if the aircraft (100) experienced a hard landing.
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