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A risk assessment method of aircraft structure damage maintenance interval considering fatigue crack growth and detection rate
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Online publication date: 2023-01-27
 
 
Publication date: 2023-01-27
 
 
Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability 2023;25(1):3
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • A new method to realize the quantitative assessment of aircraft structure maintenance intervals.
  • This method considers the fatigue crack growth and crack detection rate of the structure.
  • Obtained the maintenance interval with acceptable risk under the structural safety threshold.
  • Realized the quantitative division of risk classification.
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The accurate assessment of aircraft structure damage risk is the premise of establishing reasonable, economic and reliable maintenance intervals. While many studies have proposed damage risk assessment methods for aircraft structures, these methods lack the quantification of risk. This paper proposed a risk assessment method of aircraft structure damage maintenance interval considering fatigue crack growth rate and crack detection rate. The damage process of aircraft structure was simulated by Monte Carlo simulation to realize the quantitative assessment of aircraft structure damage risk and maintenance interval. Taking an aircraft fleet as an example, the damage risk of its wing structure was simulated and analyzed. The results show that if the risk is controlled within a reasonable range, the maintenance interval should be shortened to 16 flight hours. At the same time, through the analysis of the risk classification standard and the crack detection rate, the quantitative evaluation of the risk classification standard was realized.
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