AIR4096A Rotorcraft Engine Foreign Object Debris and Damage
Revised
09/28/2023
- Features
- Issuing Committee
- Content
- The purpose of this SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) is to disseminate qualitative information regarding foreign object debris (FOD) damage to the gas path of rotorcraft gas turbine engines and to discuss methods of FOD prevention. Although turbine-powered fixed-wing aircraft are also subject to FOD, the unique ability of the rotorcraft to hover above, takeoff from, and land on unprepared surfaces creates a special need for a separate treatment of this subject.
- Content
- This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) has been revised to align with modern industry practices by updating references and by clarifying common terms and definitions. Discussions on foreign object debris (FOD) ingestion prevention equipment and FOD tolerance have been updated to reflect modern advancements. Finally, depictions of rotorcraft FOD threats, its effects, and examples of FOD prevention equipment have been included.
- Pages
- 15
- Citation
- SAE International Information Report, Rotorcraft Engine Foreign Object Debris and Damage, SAE Standard AIR4096A, Revised September 2023, Issued November 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/AIR4096A.