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S-7OA-9 Black Hawk Helicopter: Internal Panel Cracking Investigation

JAN 1997

Authors: D. C. Lombardo; C. G. Knight; L. Krake; S. A. Dutton; P. W. Smith; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)

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The Australian Army S-7OA-9 Black Hawk fleet is experiencing numerous occurrences of cracking in an internal fuselage panel. The panel is not primary structure, but it is essential. Cracking has occurred only on the right hand side panel, and the standard repair scheme is inadequate. In October 1994, the Australian Army approached DSTO and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) for assistance in determining ...