Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I would think the negligence would fall on the manufacturer ultimately. Suppliers make mistakes and it falls on the manufacturer to do due diligence when they receive parts. I haven't been involved in the manufacturing of aircrafts or helicopters but I would assume virtually all structural metals purchased from suppliers would require MTR's and NDT on any welded parts.
|
If anyone here works in parts, manufacturing, etc... related to pressure piping and vessels and has been subject to ABSA audits one of the very first and primary points is about traceability of parts followed by ensuring non-similar parts are clearly and distinctly stored and labelled separately. This critical component to a helicoptors ability to stay airborne ranks pretty high I'd say and logically should be subject to rather extreme quality control measures and accountabilities. Too late now but I sure hope this results in many case studies for learning technologists, engineers, parts controls, etc...