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The use of bonded crack-stoppers in pressure cabins
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2016
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The memory of the early Comet tragedies lives on as a reminder that aircraft structures must be damage tolerant. Aircraft structures may be cracked in manufacture or in service as a result of fatigue, corrosion, incorrect maintenance, the impact of ground handling equipment or accidents such as a turbine disc break-up. A damage tolerant structure should retain adequate residual strength until any cracks are detected and repaired.
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