Aircraft Mishap Investigation Handbook for Electronic Hardware.

Abstract

This handbook contains procedures and guidelines to aid in the analysis and investigation of electrical and electronic components involved in aircraft mishap investigations. Failure analysis techniques for the evaluation of electrical and electronic components are summarized for lamps, wiring, connectors, circuit breakers, printed wiring boards, and microelectronic devices. Techniques using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for the analysis of these components are described. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) of elemental constituents, X-ray radiography, and specialized electrical measurements are also described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295620

Entities

People

  • Alexander Kusko
  • Donald Galler
  • Duncan Glover

Organizations

  • Exponent

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Software Engineering
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems