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We describe the effect of the equivalent pre-crack size (EPS) distribution errors on probability of failure (PF) of an FA/18 bulkhead. We distinguish two types of errors: (1) measurement errors of the EPS distribution parameters and (2) errors that arise because PF is typically calculated based on an EPS distribution with an infinite tail, while in a flying aircraft the tail cannot be unbounded. Our...