Structural Risk Assessment of RAAF B707 Lower Wing Stringers

Abstract

This report details a structural risk assessment of the critical lower wing stringers in RAAF B707 aircraft. The analysis uses condition data from sampling inspections of RAAF aircraft to describe possible cracking of these stringers in the fleet. It then uses crack growth and load exceedance data that has been adapted from a USAF risk assessment of the B707 to predict the future probability of failure of the B707 lower wing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441550

Entities

People

  • B. Dixon

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Eddy Currents
  • Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Probability
  • Risk Analysis
  • Sampling
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.