FAA Nondestructive and Ultrasonic Testing for Aircraft

Preparation, procedures, inspections, applications, and testing methods are discussed in this reprint of two FAA Advisory Circulars.

AC 43-3 Nondestructive Testing includes the following topics:

1. Introduction
2. Radiographic inspection
3. Penetrant Inspection
4. Magnetic Particle Inspection
5. Eddy Current Inspection
6. Ultrasonic Inspection
7. Visual Inspection
8. New Applications for Nondestructive Testing

AC 43-7 Ultrasonic Testing includes the following topics:

1. Introduction
2. Transducers (Search Units, Probes, Crystals)
3. Wave Propagation
4. Ultrasonic Vibrations
5. Ultrasonic Systems
6. Presentation
7. Recorders
8. Electronic Gating
9. Delay Line
10. Couplant
11. Ultrasonic Reference Blocks
12. Testing Methods
13. Inspection of Intergral Fuel Tanks for Corrosion
14. Inspection of Representative Aircraft Parts

Softcover, 96 pages.