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Failures In Inspection Procedures Case Studies

Engineering Failure Analysis 11 (2004) 167-176
www.elsevier.com/locate/engfailanal

Failures in inspection procedures: case studies

A.J. McEvily*
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Received 1 July 2002; accepted 21 May 2003

Abstract

The most frequently used inspection methods, i.e., visual examination, dye penetrant examination, magnetic particle examination, eddy current examination, and ultrasonic examination, are, for the most part, effective and reliable. There have been instances, however, particularly in the aviation field, where the designated methods of inspection were not able to detect cracks, and as a result catastrophic failures occurred. In the aviation field, when major-accidents occur there is usually a thorough......


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