The RAAF found significant corrosion on the C-130H fleet Centre Wing Lower Surface (CWLS) panels at the tangs adjacent to the rainbow fittings. Repair of this corrosion involves blends and spot facing, and often requires the addition of a doubler to reinforce the region. All RAAF C-130H aircraft had various combinations of spot faces, blends and in some cases doublers at this location. Due to the number and combination of repairs, providing fleet wide management advice is problematic. The fleet condition was assessed from damage maps, repairs and previous analyses. From this a number of worst case configurations were determined. A Finite Element Model was developed and used to determine the bearing and by-pass loads in each fastener row of the panel tangs. Stress intensity correction factors were developed for cracks growing from or to a spot face using Stress Check. These correction factors were applied on top of geometry factors for the baseline configuration. A Damage Tolerance Assessment (DTA) was performed to assess the impact of spot face and blend repairs on the centre wing lower surface panel tangs, in order to develop a fleet wide management strategy. Based on the results for the repair cases, it was shown that the repairs identified in the damage maps could be managed within the existing safety by inspection program.


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    Title :

    C-130H Centre Wing Lower Surface Tang Blend Repair Management


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    6 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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