A method for monitoring a FCC catalyst injection system is provided. One embodiment of the invention includes steps for determining an occurrence of a pre-defined event and establishing communication between a control module of the injection system and a remote device in response to the event. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is described which entails the acquisition of data from the injection system by a plurality of sensors. After the data is obtained, it is subsequently stored in the memory device of the control module. Communication is then established between a remote device and the control module to transfer the data.