Forensic engineering, litigation, and valuation services performed

The collision of two overhead gantry cranes necessitated the forensic engineering investigation into the consequences of damages and valuation of repairs performed on a wing assembly and the subsequent indemnification litigation.  The lower wing skin was in the process of being mated to the wing structure at the time of the impact and the displacement of the partially attached skin suspended from the impacted stationary crane resulted in damages to both the wing skin and the parent wing structure.

In the matter, our principal engineer confirmed the appropriateness of the resultant damages, fluorescent dye penetrant inspection, and repair to the aircraft that his client was not disputing.  Additionally, through using his experience with damage, NDE inspection, and repair of aircraft structures was able to eliminate the additional loss for the cost and delay of superfluous electromagnetic eddy current inspections and coordination as well as for unrelated dimensional discrepancies to the wing spar that was conclusively determined to be relating to the fabrication of the spar.  The net effect was a 25% reduction in the indemnification damages.