@article{ref1,
title="Failure analysis of a jet boat steering linkage",
journal="Journal of failure analysis and prevention",
year="2019",
author="Beardsley, A. L. and Kral, M. V.",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="1551-1555",
abstract="As part of a steering linkage mechanism in a jet boat, two D-ring shackle pins were safety wired together in order to prevent either of the shackle pins from falling out. Relative movement of the D-ring shackles from maneuvering the boat caused fluctuating stresses in the stainless steel safety wire, resulting in a fatigue fracture of the wire. Without the constraint of the safety wire, a pin from one of the D-ring shackles became dislodged, resulting in the failure of the steering mechanism, loss of control and crash of the boat. As well as a demonstration of the key features of the components that led to the determination of a fatigue fracture, the significant flaws in the installation and configuration of the steering linkage are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1547-7029",
doi="10.1007/s11668-019-00786-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11668-019-00786-9"
}