Metal weakness like the fatigue found in a jet engine that exploded during a Southwest Airlines Co. flight on Tuesday can lie hidden for years and elude detection with even the most advanced ...

Metal fatigue occurs when metal - including parts in machines, vehicles and structures - sustains microscopic cracks after being exposed to repeated stress or motion, damage that tends to worsen ...

As expected, they saw nanoscale fatigue cracks appearing early on in the experiment. Unexpectedly, however, they also saw the ends of cracks fusing back together roughly 40 minutes later. “Cracks were ...

U.S. NTSB investigators determined metal fatigue is suspected as the reason a fan blade fractured just before an in-fight engine failure suffered by United Airlines Flight 328 on Feb. 20, board ...

Central NY News; Southwest finds cracks in more planes, denies metal fatigue is caused by heavy plane use. Published: ; Apr. 05, 2011, 9:47 p.m.

A fatigue crack that starts in the groove of one thread often propagates through adjacent grooves as it enlarges. ... it normally does not occur when metal is compressed. Recognizing Fatigue Failures ...

"This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation." ... Orr reports metal fatigue in aircraft isn't unusual, and may be the cause of this crash.

Metal fatigue seen as trigger for Boeing 777 engine failure. A preliminary investigation suggested a crack that grew gradually over time prompted the failure.

Metal fatigue may have caused the fuel-line cracks that have grounded NASA’s entire space shuttle fleet, according to independent materials experts. They say the parts of the orbiter’s fuel ...

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Jan 13, 2015) - Metal Fatigue Solutions (MFS), a producer of advanced Nondestructive Testing (NDT) technology systems, today announced its new and upgraded product ...

Metal fatigue occurs when metal - including parts in machines, vehicles and structures - sustains microscopic cracks after being exposed to repeated stress or motion, damage that tends to worsen ...