Nondestructive & Ultrasonic Testing for Aircraft (PDF)
AC43-3-7-PD
AC 43-3 Nondestructive Testing includes the following topics:
- Introduction
- Radiographic inspection
- Penetrant Inspection
- Magnetic Particle Inspection
- Eddy Current Inspection
- Ultrasonic Inspection
- Visual Inspection
- New Applications for Nondestructive Testing
AC 43-7 Ultrasonic Testing includes the following topics:
- Introduction
- Transducers (Search Units, Probes, Crystals)
- Wave Propagation
- Ultrasonic Vibrations
- Ultrasonic Systems
- Presentation
- Recorders
- Electronic Gating
- Delay Line
- Couplant
- Ultrasonic Reference Blocks
- Testing Methods
- Inspection of Intergral Fuel Tanks for Corrosion
- Inspection of Representative Aircraft Parts