Counterfeit parts in AviationWhen it comes to structural failure due to the collapse of a component, or a group of them, it refers to the deficiency of the part to withstand the stress of the workload for which it is designed. The components which an airplane is made of, are individually selected and thoroughly tested by manufacturers in such a way as to ensure safety standards of exceptional level.“However, the high sophistication of the production processes of these components weighs on the final price in a such as to be able to instigate a number of people belonging to the aeronautical industry, sometimes of dubious origins, to embark on a tortuous and illegal path such as that of smuggling aeronautical parts on the black market to it dedicated.”These mechanical parts may have the form of a single rivet as of an entire group engines, can also include software for the avionics till parts of landing gears.Counterfeiting in this sector is considered as serious as the mis-selling of:- waste components from the production line,-parts of an aircraft previously bumped,-parts whose airworthiness certificate was not renewed,-given parts for refurbished but without the approval for the re-use on an aircraft.-and the falsification of documents of certification / approval of the components.Nevertheless, in a world in which business and easy money have priority for some people, whose ethical and moral principles may be cause for discussion, the market that lies behind the so-called "Bogus part market" reaches different billions of Dollars.Testimonials from the head of maintenance managers and representatives of some of the largest aviation industry associations have confessed that this phenomenon has sp...... 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 United Airlines Flight 232 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Sioux Gateway Airport, 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/