Abstract:
The performance of aircraft structural parts, engine, and components are strongly influenced by the interaction between design, material, manufacturing process, and the maintenance program applied to them. Unfortunately, aircraft parts are not designed to last forever, and the probability of failure increases as the aircraft ages. Experience shows that failure of aircraft parts occurs due to interaction of the aforementioned parameters, and investigation is required to determine the cause of failure to prevent recurrence and to maintain airworthiness of the aircraft fleet.
The aim of this presentation is to give fundamental understanding on how to conduct and organize failure investigation. Case studies are presented to show that numerical, computational, and experimental analyses such as finite element method and fractography can be used as effective means to identify the cause of failure. It is also important to know how to treat available evidences, such that it is not tempered with, and can be used to reveal the mechanism of failure.
Speaker:
I Gusti Agung Aditya Jaya
Aditya graduated from Aerospace Engineering program at RMIT University in 2008. He continued his study on metal fatigue and failure analysis of aerospace structures, and graduated with a Doctoral Degree at RMIT University in 2013. He started working for GMF AeroAsia since then, and has investigated a number of cases of aircraft part failures and also land-based gas turbine components.