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Failure Mechanisms |
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· An installation error resulted
in the full pressure load being carried by one row of rivets. Fatigue crack
propagation started in this region, grew to critical crack size during 12,319
flights, and failed as the fuselage was pressurized during a climb to 7200
m. |
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From:
Suresh, |
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