Safety measures in testing aircraft wheeled parts

Quality and integrity of equipment used in aircraft manufacturing determine safety in the aerospace field. An important part of manufacturing process is to ensure good quality testing platforms, able to give full image information about the tested parts. This article is based on testing aircraft wheeled parts, parts subject to wear and stress. In order to achieve this test, a gear testing mechanical stand (cogwheels) was built. Different tests were performed, including sequence of long time use, heavy torque and low quality oil. The results were both positive and negative and show the importance of continuous monitoring measures of different parameters in order to be able to preserve safety along manufacturing process.