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Materials Examination of the Vertical Stabilizer from American Airlines Flight 587The first in-flight failure of a primary structural component made from composite material on a commercial airplane led to the crash of American Airlines Flight 587. As part of the National Transportation Safety Board investigation of the accident, the composite materials of the vertical stabilizer were tested, microstructure was analyzed, and fractured composite lugs that attached the vertical stabilizer to the aircraft tail were examined. In this paper the materials testing and analysis is presented, composite fractures are described, and the resulting clues to the failure events are discussed.
Document ID
20050238475
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Fox, Matthew R. (National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC, United States)
Schultheisz, Carl R. (National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC, United States)
Reeder, James R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Jensen, Brian J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: Materials Science and Technology 2005 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T ''05)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 25, 2005
End Date: September 28, 2005
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: 23-376-70-30-30
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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