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Optimizing Inspection Intervals Through Risk Evaluation in Aircraft Structures

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
Volume 2024 (2024): Issue 16 (December 2024)
By: Michea Ferrari,  Juan D. Ocampo,  Samson Taylor,  Viola Ferrari,  Dimitri Wahlen,  Mattia Lüchinger and  Mirco Figliolino  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Risk assessment flowchart.
Risk assessment flowchart.

Figure 2.

No findings, probabilistic Safe-Life methodology.
No findings, probabilistic Safe-Life methodology.

Figure 3.

Damage tolerance PDTA methodology.
Damage tolerance PDTA methodology.

Figure 4.

In-Flight refueling bell crank.
In-Flight refueling bell crank.

Figure 5.

Safe-Life, Bell Crank Weibull distribution.
Safe-Life, Bell Crank Weibull distribution.

Figure 6.

Fleet risk comparison with different inspection intervals.
Fleet risk comparison with different inspection intervals.

Figure 7.

Crack growth analysis (left) and the residual strength calculation (right).
Crack growth analysis (left) and the residual strength calculation (right).

Figure 8.

Max load per flight fitting - Gumbel [7.4187, 3.53].
Max load per flight fitting - Gumbel [7.4187, 3.53].

Figure 9.

Example of Crack grown to its initial size (left), EIFS/EIDS Distribution (right).
Example of Crack grown to its initial size (left), EIFS/EIDS Distribution (right).

Figure 10.

SFPOF vs. FH, with inspections.
SFPOF vs. FH, with inspections.

Example of data for Safe-Life analysis (extract)_

Aircraft actual FHTail numberSuspension (FH)Finding (FH)
595410015954
60011002 3783
51891003 4088
619810046198
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7591 | Journal ISSN: 2081-7738
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Language: English
Page range: 89 - 101
Published on: Jul 7, 2025
Published by: ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Safe life,
damage tolerance,
risk assessment,
SMART|DT
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2025 Michea Ferrari, Juan D. Ocampo, Samson Taylor, Viola Ferrari, Dimitri Wahlen, Mattia Lüchinger, Mirco Figliolino, published by ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
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