Aerospace & Aviation I

Thursday, October 1, 2026: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
306B (Québec City Convention Centre)
Failures related to the aerospace and aviation industries.
8:00 AM
Remembering STS-107: Root Causes and Modern Safety Lessons
Dr. Elizabeth A. Barrios, Blue Origin
8:20 AM
Discussion and examples of gas turbine bearing sub-surface ball spalling
Mrs. Aneta Pokoniewska, GE Aerospace
8:40 AM
NTSB Investigations of High-Strength Steel Landing Gear Components Fracturing from Fatigue Caused by Excessive Grinding
Dr. Erik Mueller, P.E., National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Michael Meadows, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Pocholo Cruz, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Michael Hauf, National Transportation Safety Board
9:00 AM
Propeller Failures in General Aviation Aircraft
Dr. Brian M Fuchs, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Michael Meadows, National Transportation Safety Board; Dr. Donald Kramer, National Transportation Safety Board; Mrs. Kristyn Blocher, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Eliot Simpson, National Transportation Safety Board; Mrs. Laura Abraham, National Transportation Safety Board
9:20 AM
NTSB Investigation of a Bell UH-1B Helicopter Crash in Amherstdale, West Virginia
Dr. Matthew R Fox, National Transportation Safety Board
9:40 AM
Uncovering the Origin: inherent inclusion-related fracture of commercial gas turbine HPT blade retainers
Mr. William Rossey, GE Aerospace
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