Call for AOG / field dispatch

(650) 654-3601

Inspections

Aircraft NDT, shop or field

Level 3 NDT has provided basic and advanced aircraft NDT since 1996. Portable and stationary penetrant and magnetic particle lines, analog and impedance-plane eddy current, digital and analog ultrasonic flaw detectors, and hundreds of reference standards.

Methods

ET

Eddy Current

Surface and near-surface flaws in conductive structure, skinlap, and coatings.

UT

Ultrasonic

Thickness, bond, and internal discontinuities with analog and digital flaw detectors.

MT

Magnetic Particle

Portable and stationary lines for ferromagnetic parts and landing-gear hardware.

PT

Liquid Penetrant

Visible and fluorescent penetrant on wheels, fittings, and open-surface parts.

VT

Visual / Borescope

Engine and airframe visual work, including Pratt & Whitney–approved borescope.

Published capabilities

From the Level III NDT inspection site. Not an exhaustive OEM list.

  • Approved by Pratt & Whitney Engine Services to provide borescope and NDT inspections
  • Airworthiness Directive compliance
  • Cessna Citation authorized NDI facility
  • Lear 60 IBR inspections
  • Rolls-Royce BR700 series inspections
  • Dassault Falcon inspections
  • Dual-frequency skinlap inspections
  • King Air SIRM inspections
  • Caravan and 400 Series inspections
  • Aircraft wheel inspections
Magnetic particle inspection under black light
Method illustration · U.S. Air National Guard / Wikimedia (public domain) — not a Level 3 NDT job photo
Ultrasonic inspection of aircraft engine blades
Method illustration · U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia (public domain)

Airframes we inspect

Companies / programs

Schedule or dispatch

AOG and field work: call (650) 654-3601. Planned inspections: send a quote with aircraft, location, and the instruction you are working to.