Counterfeit parts in aviationWhen it comes to structural failure due to the collapse of a component, or group thereof, it is the inability of the part to withstand the stresses of the workload for which it is designed. The components that make up an aircraft are individually selected and thoroughly tested by manufacturers to guarantee safety standards of an exceptional level. “However, the high sophistication of the production processes of these components weighs on the final price in such a way as to be able to encourage certain people belonging to the aeronautical industry, sometimes of dubious origin, to engage in a tortuous and illegal path like that of the smuggling of aeronautical parts on the black market dedicated to it. ranging from a single rivet to an entire engine group, can also include software for avionics to landing gear parts. Counterfeiting in this sector is considered as serious as the improper sale of: - waste components from the production line, - parts of an aircraft previously struck, - parts for which the airworthiness certificate has not been renewed, - refurbished parts but without authorization for reuse on an aircraft. - and the falsification of component certification/approval documents. However, in a world where business and easy money are priorities for some people, whose ethical and moral principles may be subject to discussion, the market behind the so-called "fake parts market " reached several billion dollars. maintenance managers and representatives of some of the aviation industry's largest associations have confessed that this phenomenon has broken out...... middle of paper ...... 2000, http://www.ntsb .gov/doclib/reports/2000/AAR0003.pdf14- http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Jet-fuel-tank-protection-ordered-1279529.php15- NTSB Report, http://www. ntsb.gov/investigations/summary/AAR9006.html16- NTSB Report, http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/summary/AAR9006.html17- FAA CFR Final Rule, Airworthiness Standards http://rgl.faa .gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFinalRule.nsf/0/6649127916C3E5718625735600481644?OpenDocument&Highlight=engine%20structural%20failure18- (NTSB Accident Report: AAR90-06, PDF Flight 232 United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Airport from Sioux Gateway, Sioux City, Iowa, July 19, 1989 (NTSB/ AAR -90-06))19- (NTSB Accident Report: AAR90-06, PDF United Airlines Flight 232 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, July 19, 1989 (NTSB/AAR-90-06))20- http://factorhumano.files.wordpress.com/