Aircraft Structures

Capabilities

ES3 performs aircraft system tear down, Non-Destructive Inspections (NDI), and Analytical Condition Inspections of all major structural components and skins on fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Such experience enables us to successfully design, test and qualify improvements which include structural design modifications, new repair inspection techniques, new repair techniques, and implementation of new materials and material coatings for aircraft structures.

ES3 provides aircraft operators with a full array of aircraft structural integrity support such as:

  • Durability and Damage Tolerance (DADT) assessments
  • Crack Growth modeling
  • Inspection/monitoring criteria development
  • Safe-Life evaluation
  • Fleet Structure Maintenance Plan (FSMP) updates
  • Usage and Loads Spectra development