COLUMBIA AIRFRAME OUTLASTS STEEL FATIGUE TESTING STRUCTURE 2

[jetmaker]

SWComposites,

Thanks for the link. I was unaware of other rudder issues with the A-300 series of aircraft. I though sigma38 was refering to the crash in New York in which the tail snapped off.

jetmaker

 

[TVP]

The following link has an article on the materials analysis of the Flight 587 rudder, etc.:

http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2006/JRN0601.pdf