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Title: FAA Fluorescent Penetrant Activities - An Update

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OSTI ID:1068

The Federal Aviation Administration's Airworthiness Assurance NDI Validation Center (AANC) is currently characterizing low cycle fatigue specimens that will support the needs of penetrant manufacturers, commercial airline industry and the Federal Aviation Administration. The main focus of this characterization is to maintain and enhance the evaluation of penetrant inspection materials and apply resources to support the aircraft community needs. This paper discusses efforts to-date to document the Wright Laboratory penetrant evaluation process and characterize penetrant brightness readings in the initial set of sample calibration panels using Type 1 penetrant.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1068
Report Number(s):
SAND98-2343C; ON: DE00001068
Resource Relation:
Conference: ASNT's (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) 1998 Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show; Nashville, TN; 10/19-23/1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English