SAE ARP 5089 : 2011

COMPOSITE REPAIR NDT/NDI HANDBOOK

SAE International

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1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
3.1 Glossary of Terms Used in Nondestructive
       Testing of Composites
4 DESIGN OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
4.1 Honeycomb Sandwich Construction
4.2 Monolithic Construction
4.3 Fiber Reinforced Plastic Materials
5 COMPOSITE STRUCTURE APPLICATIONS
5.1 OEM Design Details
5.2 Avion de Transport Regional Parts
5.3 Aerospatial/British Aerospace Parts
5.4 Airbus Industrie Parts
5.5 Boeing Aircraft Parts
5.6 De Havilland
5.7 Douglas Aircraft Parts
5.8 Fokker Aircraft Parts
5.9 Saab
6 EXAMPLES OF IN-SERVICE DAMAGE AND PROCESSING
       ANOMALIES
6.1 Visible Damage Assessment
6.2 Inspection procedure
6.3 Acceptance Criteria
7 INSPECTION TECHNIQUES
7.1 PE/TTU Ultrasonic
7.2 High Frequency Bondtesters
7.3 Low Frequency Bondtesters
7.4 MIA Inspectors
7.5 Tap Test Method
7.6 Radiographic Inspection
7.7 Thermography for Fluid Ingress
8 GENERAL TECHNIQUE HINTS, ALL REPAIRS
8.1 Ultrasonics
8.2 High Frequency Bondtesters
8.3 Low Frequency Bondtesters
8.4 MIA Testers
8.5 Tap Test of Metallic and Nonmetallic Structures
8.6 Radiographic Methods
8.7 Thermography for Fluid Ingress
8.8 Repair Processing Anomalies and Applicable
       Inspection Methods
8.9 Repair Examples and Expected Instrument Responses

Abstract

Gives background information on the design, application, repair and inspection of composite structure, including metal bonding, used on civil transport aircraft. Intended to help inspectors to know where to expect composite and metal bonded parts on the aircraft, providing understanding of current NDT methods and to interpretation of inspection results.