Durability and Damage Tolerance Concepts for Aging Aircraft Structures (Online Course)

Instructor:

• John Hall

Description

Design, analysis and testing fundamentals are used as an introduction to the effects of fatigue, accidental and corrosion damage on the durability and damage tolerance of aircraft structure. Emphasis is placed on current programs used to assure continuing airworthiness of aging aircraft structure. Principal topics are centered on commercial jet transport aircraft, but fundamentals are applicable to all types of aircraft.

Target Audience

Designed for managers, engineers, maintenance and regulatory personnel in the aircraft industry who are involved in the evaluation, certification, regulation and maintenance of aging aircraft structure.

Fee

Includes online instruction and course notebook. The course notes are for participants only and are not for sale. The course notebook and supplemental readings will be mailed upon receipt of payment.

Fees: See fee information in the registration column on the right side of this page.

Offering Online Instruction

Available anytime
19 hours • 1.9 CEUs

Certificate Track

This course is part of the Aircraft Maintenance and Safety Track.

A participant can expect to better understand

• basic aging airplane programs, including:
  • modifications
  • repairs
  • corrosion prevention control
  • fatigue (SSID/DTR)
  • widespread fatigue cracking
• the potential effects of airplane aging on structural maintenance, including:
  • applicable design
  • evaluation
  • testing
  • manufacturing
  • certification procedures
  • maintenance procedures developed and used by operators and airplane manufacturers

Attendees will have the ability to communicate with the instructor.

A discussion board will be available for attendees to communicate with each other.

Questions? For more information about this online course, please contact:
Sarah Willliams, Assistant Program Manager
E-mail sjwilliams@ku.edu • Phone 785-864-8282.