Aircraft Structures & Repair Analysis Course Outline

1. Design and Repair Considerations 3 Hours
   • FARs Pertinent to Aircraft Maintenance
   • Safe Life and Fail-Safe Criteria
   • USAF Damage Tolerance Guidelines
   • Continued Airworthiness of Structural Repairs on Transport Airplanes (FAA)
   • External & Internal Loads
2. Aircraft Parts Subjected to Major Repairs 5 Hours
   Box Beams, Wings and Control Surfaces, Skin Panels, Stringers, Chords, Spars, Compression Members, Struts, Fuselage, Longerons, Cargo Compartments, Slats, Leading Edges, Pressure Bulkheads, Empenage, ....
3. Engine Mount Design Fundamentals 2 Hours
4. Materials Properties and Selection 4 Hours
   A, B & S Values, Grain Orientation Effects, Comparison of Several Aluminum Alloys, Fatigue and Crack Growth Properties, Steels, Titanium Alloys, Composites, Stress Corrosion and Hydrogen Embrittlement, Shot Peening, .....
5. Joints and Splices 5 Hours
   Mechanical Fastening Systems--Bolts, Screws, Nuts, Washers, HiLoks, Rivets, Single Shear, Double Shear, Joint Load Distribution, Analysis & Allowables, Oversize, Fastener Allowables, Shearouts, Countersinks, Edge Margins.
6. Repair Design 10 Hours
   Tips and Guidelines, Allowable Damage Criteria and Minimal Cleanups, Eccentric Loads, Shims, Plugs, Stress Concentrations, Doublers, Trim Outs and Blend Outs, Dents, Dings, Bushings, Fatigue Inhibitors, Crack Retardation, Coldworked Holes, Shear Ties, Shear Beams, SRM Repair Examples, ....
7. Composite and Bonded Repairs in Aircraft 3 Hours
   including Damage Tolerance of Repairs, & Repair Structural Integrity