Nondestructive & Ultrasonic Testing for Aircraft

AC 43-3 Nondestructive Testing includes the following topics:

• Introduction
• Radiographic inspection
• Penetrant Inspection
• Magnetic Particle Inspection
• Eddy Current Inspection
• Ultrasonic Inspection
• Visual Inspection
• New Applications for Nondestructive Testing

AC 43-7 Ultrasonic Testing includes the following topics:

• Introduction
• Transducers (Search Units, Probes, Crystals)
• Wave Propagation
• Ultrasonic Vibrations
• Ultrasonic Systems
• Presentation
• Recorders
• Electronic Gating
• Delay Line
• Couplant
• Ultrasonic Reference Blocks
• Testing Methods
• Inspection of Intergral Fuel Tanks for Corrosion
• Inspection of Representative Aircraft Parts