Aviation

Aviation Engineering and Mechanical Failure Services

Mechanical engineering plays a key role in aircraft design, being applied in everything from landing gear to jet engines. Aircraft such as the Airbus A320 can have as many as 340,000 parts - many of which will be in contact with each other. Consider also the extreme temperature ranges in which many aircraft operate; lubricants are often required to withstand temperatures as low as -55ºC. 

With those points in mind, engineering, and especially tribology, is very much the unsung hero of the aviation industry. It’s impossible to overstate how important engineering considerations are for the safe operation of aircraft. 

If you want to ensure that you are correctly applying engineering best practices within your aviation operations - or if you require support in the investigation of a mechanical failure - then speak to Neale Consulting Engineers today; the go-to consultancy for the aviation industry. 

 

Aviation engineering and mechanical failure investigations

Neale Consulting Engineers has worked on a broad range of aviation projects, especially in the areas of crash investigation and mechanical failure investigation. 

Crash investigation support

Neale Consulting Engineers has participated in several crash investigations including of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. 

As part of these investigations we have provided analysis of tribological components including bearings, gears, clutches, screw jacks, as well as lubrication and maintenance regimes. 

Helicopter mechanical failure investigations

On several occasions Neale Consulting Engineers has assisted national aircraft accident investigators by providing design and tribological expertise for assessing the nature and causes of mechanical damage to various mechanisms within helicopters. 

Investigations have focused on mechanisms such as main rotor drive gearboxes, tail rotor drive and control mechanisms, and other mechanical drive components. 

Airliner horizontal stabiliser jackscrew failure investigation

Neale Consulting Engineers provided expert evidence in a legal case regarding a fatal accident caused by a mechanical jackscrew failure on an airliner. 

Various factors were involved, including design, maintenance and inspection routines, and lubrication intervals. 

 

Engineering and mechanical failure services for the aviation industry

Choose an experienced, expert, tested, and industry-leading provider for your engineering and mechanical failure requirements. Choose Neale Consulting Engineers. 

Having worked on numerous international aviation projects and incidents, Neale Consulting Engineers is perfectly placed to provide engineering and mechanical failure advice no matter the scale and type of your aviation operations. 

As part of the Brookes Bell group of companies, Neale Consulting Engineers not only has an international footprint, but draws upon a multidisciplinary team of experts. These include metallurgists, materials scientists, NDT specialists, engineers and more. This allows us to provide in-depth, multi-faceted advice. 

 

Find our more about how we can help and contact us today.