Considerable attention has been focused on the life extension of ageing military and commercial aircraft by the government and major aircraft fabricators. A vital, but often neglected segment of the aircraft industry is the are of inspecting ageing fleets of corporate and privately-owned aircraft. Many of these aircraft are inspected and maintained by the various FAA-approved repair stations located around the country. Nondestructive inspection (NDI) methods, equipment, and trained inspectors are a key aspect of maintaining these aircraft; however, there are currently several issues that need to be addressed by the private sector NDI community. Personnel training and certification to an accepted standard is critically needed in this industry since experience and capability in NDI can vary considerably between FAA stations and inspectors. Also, the updating of NDI methods are standards is needed. A review of these issues and suggestions for improvement are presented.
Assessment of NDE needs for aging corporate and private aircraft
Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, and Aerospace Hardware II ; 1998 ; San Antonio,TX,USA
Proc. SPIE ; 3397
1998-03-31
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Assessment of NDE needs for aging corporate and private aircraft [3397-29]
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