Selected Examples of Projects
Completed by        

• Accident Investigations and Failure Analysis -

Discovering the facts and what they mean

 

• de Havilland Dash 8 main landing gear failure

• Grain elevator bearing failure and explosion

• Boeing 737 rudder reversal accidents

• Turbine engine component failures

• Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration system / component failures

• Crankshaft main and/or rod bearing failures

• Carburetor operational testing and measurement

• Aircraft electrical and/or fuel fed heater system failures

• Aircraft fuel tank and system contamination

• Crankshaft / piston / rod / piston pin failures

• Powerplant gear train failures

• Engine failures due to oil loss or starvation

• In-flight fires and/or smoke

• Lack of or suspected improper maintenance

• In-flight break-ups, loss of control

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• Product Design Evaluation, Certification and Testing -

Inspection / Instrumentation / Testing / Data Acquisition

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• Dental X-ray machine design analysis and certification fixturing

• Crankshaft metallurgical / fatigue failures

• Crankshaft dynamic counterweight assembly failure

• Human breast milk warming device design analysis

• Engine gasket and clamp design analysis

• Vapor cycle air conditioning / refrigeration component design and operation

• Residential and commercial gas appliance environmental testing and fire simulation

• FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) and Parts Manufacturing Approvals (PMA)

• Hydraulic hose pressure testing at elevated temperatures

• Household appliance design analysis and testing

• Firearm testing and certification

• Aerosol can testing and data acquisition

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• Insurance Claims –

Consulting and Resolution

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• King Air C90 complete landing gear failure

• Lycoming O-320-H2AD engine making metal due to oil dip stick installation

• Air conditioning system operational failures on several large yachts

• Aircraft fuel line emanate mechanical failure

• Airframe / powerplant and/or component claim inspection and root cause determination

• Engine oil loss and resultant aircraft ditching in a lake

• Fire and explosion artifact reconstruction and documentation

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• Litigation Support -

Assisting litigators with the evidence and simplifying the technical presentations

required in the courtroom

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• Garbage truck operational fatality

• Cat-walk operational design investigation

• Lawn mower injuries

• Snow blower design and intellectual property claims

• Heavy earth moving equipment hydraulic hose failure and fire

• Hydraulically powered trash compactor fatality

• Concrete boring machine design test fixturing

• Residential / commercial fire and ignition visualizations verified by actual fire demonstrations

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