Investigation Team: Brian Larson, Rick Lopez - Iowa State University

Industry Partners: FAA AVR staff and numerous industry partners

Objectives:

  • To provide technical support at the request of the FAA on short term projects, sample preparation and technology base issues in cooperation with CASR and AANC staff
  • To produce an improved understanding and documentation of the science and techniques involved in inspection technologies identified with FAA and industry partners

Approach:

  • Short term projects identified by FAA that require inspection or materials characterization expertise. Program plan developed to address need in cooperation with requestor

  • After concurrence with FAA tech monitor, equipment resources and NDE staff from ISU are utilized to develop solution and document results as reports, guidance documents, or procedures
  • Ongoing efforts include literature surveys of interest to aviation, and provision of samples to CASR and AANC

Access to inspection expertise, extensive measurement facilities and industry standard protocols serve as a resource to FAA AVR personnel.

Products:

  • Sample sets for engineering studies
    and validation

  • Comprehensive literature survey on topics
    of aviation interest

 

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For more information about CASR please contact:
Lisa Brasche
Iowa State University
casr@cnde.iastate.edu