Title :
Protecting aircraft fuel tanks using reliability analysis
Author :
Hill, Matthew E. ; Bechtold, L.E.
Author_Institution :
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
This paper will provide an overview of the certification of airborne fuel systems to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 25.981 [1] and the application of reliability analyses that result in engineering customer and stakeholder trust in aircraft safety.
Keywords :
aerospace safety; aircraft; certification; fuel systems; reliability; CFR; FAR 25.981; airborne fuel system certification; aircraft fuel tank protection; aircraft safety; code of federal regulations; engineering customer; federal aviation regulation 25.981; reliability analysis; stakeholder trust; Aircraft; Fault trees; Fuel storage; Fuels; Ignition; Reliability; Safety; Fault Tree Analysis (FTA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); aircraft safety;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2014 Annual
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2847-7
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2014.6798500
