The plastic mechanical tapping devices referenced by the NTSB in their recommendations were procured by the UGI Utilities Inc. Gas Division and UGI Penn Natural Gas Inc. systems between 1997 and 2006.

In Part 3, we’ll explore how to overcome the challenges faced in migrating from mechanical buttons to capacitive sensing buttons, what a mechanical button replacement (MBR) device is, and the problems ...

In Part 5, we look ahead. After honoring the past and celebrating the Nichols N1A’s arrival, the question is: what’s next?

Catch up with this series: Despite Good Upkeep, Mechanical Failures Still Happen, Part 1 and Despite Good Upkeep, Mechanical Failures Still Happen, Part 2. Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Dr. Grant Risha (second from the left), distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Altoona, poses with a ...

Simulator training has been the industry standard for many decades to train pilots for mechanical system failures in a no-risk environment. But time in a flight simulator is limited and expensive ...