Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Fatigue Fracture of a C130 Aircraft Main Landing Gear Wheel Flange
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Published:1992
Abstract
A piece of wheel flange separated from the main landing gear wheel of a C130 aircraft as it taxied on a runway. The wheel was a 2014-T61 aluminum alloy forging and had been in service nearly 20 years. Fractographic evidence indicated that the initial crack growth was caused by high-cycle fatigue. The crack grew to approximately 8 in. in length before final catastrophic fracture. Fatigue analyses accurately predicted the cyclic life demonstrated by the failed wheel since its last inspection, assuming an initial crack length of 13 to 25 mm (0.5 to 1.0 in.). It was recommended that the...
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Member Sign InTina L. Panontin, Fatigue Fracture of a C130 Aircraft Main Landing Gear Wheel Flange, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 1, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1992, p 25–29, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001025
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