Welcome to AOG
Based in Witney, Oxfordshire, AOG Inspection Ltd provide specialised Non-Destructive Testing services for Aviation. Our inspectors have extensive experience in aviation NDT and consultancy, working with various companies and different sized aircraft.
CAA Approved:
FAA Approved:
Cessna Authorised:
Ultrasonic Inspection
Specialised services include:
- IAE V2500 Engine SB 638 (stage 3-8 drum inspection)
- Continental Motors crankshaft inspection
- B737 MLG Beam & Flap Spindle inspection
- Bonded structure, bond integrity testing
- Remaining material thickness measurement – post corrosion removal/blending
- Bell 212 Blade Grip Ultrasonic Inspection
- Bulldog wing main spar joint
- Piper wing lift struts.
Radiographic Inspection
Extensive experience of the following:
- Chipmunk undercarriage castings/tailplane struts & tailplane
- Airbus A320 wing lower skin radiographic inspections
- Classic & vintage aircraft airworthiness surveys, including De Havilland Series
- Ex-military such as Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Dakota, Swordfish, Seahawk, Scout/Wasp Canberra, Catalina.
Eddy Current Inspection
- Probably the most widely applied of all NDT methods on aircraft structures and components
- Surface and sub-surface inspection of aluminum, ferrous, stainless steels and titanium components/structures for cracks and/or corrosion
- Rotating probe open hole inspection
- Conductivity testing
- Piper SB1377 - Main Wing Spar at MLG Truss Bracket
- Piper SB1345 - Main Wing Spar
- YAK 600Hr life extension programme.
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Typical inspections include:
- Helicopter & Aircraft wheels & tie bolts
- Fuselage-wing attachments bracketry for YAK aircraft
- Engine crankshafts
- Schweizer drive shaft as per 269C ASB B-307
- Chipmunk engine frames TNS190
- Engine mounts, wing fittings/bolts etc.
- Lycoming & Continental Aeroengine overhaul components
- Spitfire propeller blade & hub overhaul components.
Penetrant Inspection
Typical fluorescent inspections include:
- Confirmation of corrosion and cracking pre & post blending on fuselage/wing skin
- ‘Spot’ FPI to blended areas of turbofan engine blades
- Steel engine mounting frame welded clusters
- Surface inspection of steels and alloys, components and structures
- In-house inspection of engine overhaul components.
Working in alliance with our European partner, QualiTest NDT – QualiTest is a Swiss based NDT organisation specialising in the Aerospace and manufacturing sectors.
