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" These aircraft, they're being built
lighter and lighter. And so, it's not that
difficult to actually cause some damage
and it might be that something gets a
really small little ding in it. And maybe
in the lighting, you don't even realize that
it occurred. Maybe you're looking in a different
light or under different conditions,
and you might notice that there is some
small damage somewhere, " Mann said.
Damage can especially go unnoticed
when it has been done to a composite
material.
" Oftentimes, composites are a rigid
surface and oftentimes they may take
some impact damage that doesn't create
any surface damage, but the composite
itself might become delaminated and
soft, but you might not see it until you
physically touch it or do an NDT test on
it, " Mann described.
And repairing a composite material is
not always so straight forward. Depending
on the extent of the damage, a material
might require more specialized equipment
that smaller repair stations may not have
or require long repair times.
" There's different kinds of repairs.
It depends on the extent of damage.
Sometimes if it's small, a localized repair
can be done, which can often just be a
matter of cutting out the damaged area,
filling it, and then putting some additional
doubler material on the backside of the
composite. But if it's a large repair, those
big composite pieces, they have to come
off and go, a lot of times, into an oven.
So those can take things like an engine
cowling or wing faring. Those are areas
that can see ground damage and they can
take up to six months to get repaired, "
detailed Mann.
Mann said the cost of these repairs can
often times be in the ballpark of $50,000
to $100,000, but there's more to consider
than mere monetary costs.
" Honestly, for an organization like ours,
when it comes to the cost of the damage,
it's not so much about even the monetary
cost, but we're dealing with individual
customers in this environment. And so,
you might lose trust with your clients if
you damage an aircraft. That's the biggest
loss and the biggest cost associated with
ground damage, " Mann said.
Yeomans adds that other hidden costs
of ground damage might include:
* Productive time lost by employees and
supervisors attending the incident
* Clean-up and start-up of operations
interrupted by the incident
* Time to hire and retrain other individuals
to avoid repeat incidents
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September-October 2022
Back in the Black
Industry Inspection
The Costs of Ground Damage
The Ins and Outs of NDT
Interior Refurbishments Without the Headache
Heston MRO Continues to Grow
Maintenance Records in the 21st C
Mid-terms: Some Seats Matter More
The Importance of the General & Business
M18 FUEL ¼" Blind Rivet Tool with ONE-KEY
Advertiser’s Ind
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September-October 2022 - 3
September-October 2022 - Back in the Black
September-October 2022 - 5
September-October 2022 - Industry Inspection
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September-October 2022 - The Costs of Ground Damage
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September-October 2022 - The Ins and Outs of NDT
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September-October 2022 - Interior Refurbishments Without the Headache
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September-October 2022 - Heston MRO Continues to Grow
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September-October 2022 - Maintenance Records in the 21st C
September-October 2022 - Mid-terms: Some Seats Matter More
September-October 2022 - The Importance of the General & Business
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September-October 2022 - M18 FUEL ¼" Blind Rivet Tool with ONE-KEY
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