Mark Byrne - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

DAVID'S WEB SITE


Date: 2-22-2016
Number of Hours: 6.00
Manual Reference: 11.2.P.2
Brief Description: FLUSHING THE ACTUATORS

THE ACTUATORSDO NOT NEED FLUSHING ON INITIAL STARTUP, BUT SHOULD BE FLUSHED ANNUALLY. 1 DISCONNEST THE ACTUATORS FROM THELANDING GEAR. 2 ATTACH HOSES TO THE UP AND DOWN PORTS, AND PLACE EACH HOSE INTO SEPERATE BUCKETS, FILLED WITH THE MATCHING AIRCRAFT HYD FLUID. 3 OPERATE THE ACTUATOR PISTON FLUSHING THE FLUID UPTO THE BUCKET ENSURING THE CLEAN FLUID IS MOVRD INTO THE ACTUATOR. 4 CONTINUE THE OPERATION UNTIL CLEAN FLUID IS SEEN COMING OUT OFF THE ACTUATOR. NOTE STRAIN THE FLUID FROM THE RETURN BUCKET AND CHECK FOR CONTAMINANTS. 5 RECONNECT THE HOSES TOTHE ACTUATORS.

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