Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: news From: cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo) Subject: 747 engine mounts Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology X-Original-Message-Id: <1992Nov16.042657.19926@athena.mit.edu> Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 04:26:57 GMT I would like to merely offer up a first topic for discussion. Boeing and the FAA have conducted fuse pin inspections on the 747 fleet. A few of these inspections found cracked pins, and quite a few found a large amount of corrosion. Inspections have been expanded to include the engine mount pylons. What Im looking for is some specs on the shear yeilding of these pins and and the stuctural integrity of the pylons. Thanks a bunch, Derek --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "There Are Two Great Tragedies In Life, One Is Not To Get Your Heart's Desire. The Other Is To Get It. -Bernard Shaw --[20968]--