Failures of different aircraft components are revealed and examined generally by use of non-destructive examination methods. In further explanation and interpretation of failures fractographic and metallographic methods are indispensable. The paper deals with a crack on aircraft wheel rim. The wheel was made from 2014-T6 aluminium alloy. The crack was revealed during regular control by the maintenance unit for non-destructive examination of the Slovenian air carrier Adria Airways. The crack on the rim investigated was a typical fatigue crack. It was branched, with a size lower than the critical size for fast fracture.
Fatigue cracking of an aircraft wheel
Ermüdungsrissbildung an einem Rad eines Flugzeugfahrwerkes
Engineering Failure Analysis ; 9 , 5 ; 603-609
2002
7 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 9 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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