ROTOR BURST PROTECTION PROGRAM: STATISTICS ON AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR FAILURES THAT OCCURRED IN U.S. COMMERCIAL AVIATION DURING 1975

This report has been prepared as part of the Rotor Burst Protection Program (RBPP), which is sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and conducted by the Naval Air Propulsion Test Center (NAPTC). The objective of the RBPP is to develop criteria for the design of devices that will be used on aircraft to protect passengers and the aircraft structure from the lethal and devastating fragments that are generated by gas turbine engine rotor bursts. Presented in this report are statistics on gas turbine rotor failures that have occurred in U. S. commercial aviation during 1975. These statistics are based on data compiled from the Flight Standards Service Difficulty Reports (SDR) that were published by the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Air Propulsion Test Center

  Propulsion Technology and Project Engineering Department
  Trenton, NJ  United States 
• Authors:
  • DELUCIA, R A
  • Mangano, G J
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Aircraft; Aircraft pilotage; Aviation safety; Blades (Machinery); Civil aircraft; Civil aviation; Crash data; Crashes; Engines; Failure; Fracture mechanics; Gas turbines; Hazards; Modulus of rupture; Protection; Rotors; Safety equipment; Statistics; Turbine engines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft engines; Protective equipment; Rupture
• Old TRIS Terms: Aviation injuries; Flight maneuvers; Fragments
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NAPTC-PE-106 Final Rpt., NASA-CR-135304
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1978 12:00AM