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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2013.28.3.029

A Case Study on the Fracture of Steering Apparatus for Aircraft  

Park, Sung-Ji (National Forensic Service)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.28, no.3, 2013 , pp. 29-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
An aircraft made an emergency landing through the loss of capability controlling steering. A torsion link which is a part of steering apparatus has been adrift from the steering system and the bolt connected to the steering link has fractured. At the same time, the FLIR(Forward Looking Infrared Radar) mounted in front of the steering link has been also damaged. In the early of this investigation, we considered the failure of the FLIR had occurred first, that FLIR hit the steering link and finally the bolt fractured. The fractured section of the bolt has shown a beach mark and a dimple mark as well. The outside of the bolt has shown a large deformation by a heavy load. As a result, we have found out what the cause of the heavy load and the fractures for bolt, link and FLIR have occurred in what order.
Keywords
fracture; aircraft; steering; bolt; beach mark;
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