2007 NDT Forum Presentations

Tuesday, 28-August -2007

9:00 am

2007 NDT FORUM - WELCOME
Michael Gutierrez, ATA’s NDT Network Chair – FedEx Express Airlines

9:10 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 
Ed Generazio, NASA- Agency NDE Specialist

Introduced by:
Michael Gutierrez – Chairman NDT Network - FedEx Express Airlines

9:45 am

SAE Committee K Report
Lee Clements – Delta Air Lines

10:00 am

11:00 am

NDT Qualifications
Al Broz, Chief Scientific/Technical Advisor - FAA

11:30 am

NDT in Civil Aviation
Bill Miller – Transport Canada

12:00 pm

A Proven Method for Automated Engine Component Inspection Using MWM - Arrays
Mark Windoloski – JENTEK Sensors

1:30 pm

ROLL CALL – ALL participant airlines
Air Carrier “Hot Button” Issues

2:00 pm

The Need for Aviation Specific NDT Training
Tim Kinsella

2:30 pm

Directed Design of Experiments (DOE) for Determining Probability of Detection (POD) Capability of NDE Systems (DOEPOD)

Ed Generazio – NASA

3:30 pm

Investigating the Performance of Aged Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection Materials (Phase II)
Joseph DiMambro, Isaac Koech, David Moore, and Floyd Spencer – FAA’s AANC, Sandia Laboratories

4:00 pm

New Applications of Ultrasound Phased-Array and Eddy Current Array for Aircraft Maintenance
Andre Lamarre – Olympus NDT

4:30 pm

Detection of Micro-Subsurface Defects in Peened Surfaces to Support the Adoption of Damage Tolerance Methods in Propeller Designs
Dennis Roach, Tony DeLong – FAA’s AANC, Sandia National Laboratories, Cu Nguyen, FAA

Wednesday, 29-August -2007

9:00 am

2007 NDT FORUM – Call-to-Order
Michael Gutierrez, ATA’s NDT Network Chair – FedEx Express Airlines

9:00 am

FAA/ATA “Better Way” AWARD PRESENTATION
Paul Swindell - FAA’s Technical Center
Mark Lopez  - Air Transport Association

9:30 am

Quantifying the Response of Conventional and Advanced Inspection Methods to Ensure Flaw Detection in Composite Primary Structure
Paul Swindell – FAA, Dennis Roach, Kirk Rackow, FAA’s AANC, Sandia National Laboratories

10:00 am

Introducing the 787 – This presentation was PROPRIETARY and cannot be posted.

Kevin Uhl – Boeing Commercial Airplanes

11:00 am

Lessons Learned, An Airline's Experience
Lee Clements – Delta Air Lines

11:30 am

What Types of Visual Composite Damage Clue Inspectors into Using NDT Instrumentation

Lee Ostrom – University of Idaho

12:00 pm

High Resolution, Low Cost Ultrasound Camera for Aging Aircraft NDI: An Air Force Study

Robert Lasser, Marvin Lasser, Jesse Granillo, John Kula, David Rich – Imperium, Inc.

1:30 pm

Recent Developments of Acoustic Emission Testing on the Aircraft Halon 1301 Fire Extinguisher Bottles

Alan Beattie, Didem Ozevin – Physical Acoustics Corporation, Greg Donikowski, American Airlines

2:00 pm

Infrared Thermography and In Service Application: Getting the Appropriate Qualified and Certified Personnel

Laurent Fontaine - Airbus

2:30 pm

A310, A300-600 Rudder Structural Inspection

Wolfgang Bisle, Laurent Fontaine, Helge Hicken – Airbus

3:30 pm

From Laboratory to the Field: Developing NDI Techniques for Composite Structures on Aircraft  

David Hsu, Daniel Bernard – Iowa State University

4:00 pm

Survey of Retired 727 Metallic Structural Repairs

Joseph Dimambro, Ciji Nelson – FAA’s AANC Sandia National Laboratories, and David Piotrowski – Delta Air Lines

4:30 pm

Flourescent Penetrant Inspection: Engineering Studies Update

Lisa Brasche – Iowa State University

Thursday, 30-August-2007

9:00 am

2007 NDT FORUM – Call-to-Order
Michael Gutierrez, ATA’s NDT Network Chair – FedEx Express Airlines

9:00 am

An Inspection Success Story
Al Broz, Chief Scientific/Technical Advisor - FAA

9:30 am

3D Ultrasonic Inspection Equipment Matrixeye TM
Hirokazu Karasawa, Takahiro Ikeda, Shin Matusmoto – Toshiba Corporation

10:00 am

Development of a Pulsed Eddy Current System for Assessment of Subsurface Flaws in Multi-Layer Structures
John Hansen, Christine Murner – GE Inspection Technologies

10:30 am

NDT for 787 Maintenance – This presentation was PROPRIETARY and cannot be posted
Quincy Howard – Boeing Commercial Airplanes

11:00 am

Thermal Acoustic Applications for Engine Inspection
Kevin Smith – Pratt & Whitney.

11:30 am

 2007 NDT Forum – Wrap-Up
Michael Gutierrez, ATA’s NDT Network Chair – FedEx Express Airlines

12:00 pm

 2007 NDT FORUM ADJOURNS