Nondestructive Inspection Methods For Aircraft Maintenance
Aviation Science and Technology
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Nondestructive Inspection Methods For Aircraft Maintenance | HVA521 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Sinan FİDAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Classify non-destructive inspection methods.
2) Select appropriate non-destructive inspection method.
3) Explain the reasons of using non-destructive inspection methods in aircraft maintenance.
4) Determine the quality of non-destructive inspection.
5) Analyze the damages.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | High | Low | Low | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 5 | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
e-course
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Reasons for Non-Destructive Inspection in Aircraft Maintenance, Quality of Non-Destructive Inspection, Non-Destructive Inspection Methods Capacities; Private Non-Destructive Inspection Methods, Non-Destructive Control of Aircraft Elements, Body, Wings, Tail Group, Landing Gears, Motors, Fasteners Holes With or Without Control; Bolts Control and Rivets, Corrosion and Fatigue Damage Control; Welding Beads Control; Thermal and Impact Damage Control; Inspection of Composite Structures.
Weekly Schedule
1) Reasons for Non-Destructive Inspection in Aircraft Maintenance2) Quality of Non-Destructive Inspection
3) Capacities of Non-Destructive Inspection Methods
4) Private Non-Destructive Inspection Methods
5) Private Non-Destructive Inspection Methods
6) Non-Destructive Control of Aircraft Elements, Body, Wings, Tail Group, Landing Gear; Engines
7) Non-Destructive Control of Aircraft Elements, Body, Wings, Tail Group, Landing Gear; Engines
8) Fasteners Holes With or Without Control
9) Fasteners Holes With or Without Control
10) Control of Bolts and Rivets
11) Corrosion and Fatigue Damage Control
12) Control of Welded components
13) Thermal and Impact Damage Control
14) Inspection of Composite Structures
15) Inspection of Composite Structures
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians by Larry Reithmaier, McGraw-Hill Professional; 6 edition (June 17, 1999).
2- Non-Destructive Testing for Aircraft by Dale Crane (Jan 1994)
3- Fundamentals of Structural Integrity: Damage Tolerant Design and Nondestructive Evaluation by A. F. Grandt (Nov 3, 2003)
4- Nondestructive Inspection of Aging Aircraft (Vol 2001) by Michael T. Valley, Nancy Kerr Del Grande and Albert S. Kobayashi (Nov 1993)
5- Application of non-destructive inspection methods to aircraft structures, (AGARD Report) by P Gallinaro (1971)
6- A methodology for the economic assessment of nondestructive evaluation techniques used in aircraft inspection by Vanessa Brechling (1995)
7- Research in thermal nondestructive evaluation of corrosion in aircraft structures by W. R Apple (1967)
8- Nondestructive Evaluation for Aerospace Requirements by G. L. Workman (Jan 1, 1989)
9- Study of the factors affecting the sensitivity of liquid penetrant inspections: Review of literature published from 1970 to 1998 by Brian Larson (2002)
10- Emerging Technolgies in N D T by D. Hemelrijck, A. Anastaopoulos and N.E. Melanitis (Jan 1, 2003)
11- System Health Management: with Aerospace Applications (Aerospace Series) by Stephen B Johnson, Thomas Gormley, Seth Kessler and Charles Mott (Jul 25, 2011)
12- Mechanical Evaluation Strategies for Plastics by D R Moore and S Turner (Nov 8, 2001)
13- Neutron Radiography (4): Including Radioscopy and Complementary Inspection Methods Using Neutrons by John P. Barton (Nov 1, 1993)
14- Nondestructive Materials Characterization: With Applications to Aerospace Materials (Springer Series in Materials Science) by Norbert G. H. Meyendorf, Peter B. Nagy and Stanislav I. Rokhlin (Jan 12, 2004)
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16- Lecture notes
17- Makaleler
18- Research papers
19- Yazılı Sınav
20- Exam
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Lecture
4) Question-Answer
5) Question-Answer
6) Question-Answer
7) Discussion
8) Discussion
9) Discussion
10) Group Study
11) Group Study
12) Group Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required