2006 FAA-ATA Non-Destructive Testing Forum "Better Way" award announced

Oct. 20, 2006
ATA said that the award recognizes a team of government and airline industry individuals who collaborated to advance inspection or testing of aircraft structure, components or systems. The award is jointly sponsored by the FAA and ATA.

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The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), an industry trade organization representing U.S. airlines, in association with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has recognized the recipients of the 2006 FAA-ATA Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Forum "Better Way" award.

ATA said that the award recognizes a team of government and airline industry individuals who collaborated to advance inspection or testing of aircraft structure, components or systems. The award is jointly sponsored by the FAA and ATA.

Industry and government professionals recognized with this award include: from Delta Air Lines: David Piotrowski, John Bohler, Richard Watkins, Ramesh Ramakrishnan, Doug Jury, David Steadman and Mark Boudreau (now with FedEx Express); from Drexel University: Bao Mosinyi; from FAA Technical Center: John Bakuckas, Amlan Duttchoudhury (now with The Boeing Company) and Doug Koriakian; and from Sandia National Labs - AANC: Mike Bode, Floyd Spencer and David Moore.

The winning team was recognized for its efforts to summarise 20 diverse NDT techniques used to assess damage on longitudinal lap joints. The results of this effort are reportedly documented in a database that will provide end-users at airlines and repair stations with the information needed to make informed decisions about the capabilities of the various NDT techniques.

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