AN AIR CRASH CASE-STUDY

Citation
A. Tauqir et al., AN AIR CRASH CASE-STUDY, Engineering failure analysis, 3(3), 1996, pp. 203-210
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical","Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
ISSN journal
13506307
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
203 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-6307(1996)3:3<203:AACC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
This paper examines the causes of the catastrophic failure of a gas-tu rbine aero engine which led to an air crash. The failure was traced to the fatigue failure of a 1.5 mm diameter retaining ring made from AIS I 304 stainless steel. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.