Corrosion Prevention and Control Programs for Boeing Airplanes

Document Number: 931259

Date Published: May 1993

Author(s):
John Hall - Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

Abstract:
As airplanes age there is an ever increasing likelihood that protective surfaces will break down or be damaged, which, with continual cycling of air temperature and humidity means a corresponding increase in the likelihood of corrosion. At the same time, the continual cycling of the structure means an every increasing likelihood of structural fatigue damage. This gives rise to one of the most significant "Aging Airplane" safety concerns, which is the potential for corrosion combining with other forms of damage, such as fatigue.

The most effective and safest way to negate potential combinations of significant corrosion and fatigue damage, is to implement fleet-wide corrosion prevention and control programs, with defined minimum standards. This is preferable to reliance on inspection requirements, which are difficult to determine and would result in highly restrictive structural maintenance programs.

This paper summarizes recent industry actions to establish minimum standards for preventing or controlling corrosion that otherwise could jeopardized the continuing airworthiness of aging airplanes.

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See other papers presented at General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition, May 1993, Wichita, KS, USA, Session: General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition

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