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Basic Workshop and Maintenance Practices 2

The document discusses maintenance practices for various avionics instruments including pressure gauges, flight instruments, gyroscopic instruments, engine speed indication, thermometers, fuel contents indication, compass systems, and miscellaneous instruments. It provides details on inspection, dismantling, reassembly, calibration, and testing procedures for these instruments.

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Basic Workshop and Maintenance Practices 2

The document discusses maintenance practices for various avionics instruments including pressure gauges, flight instruments, gyroscopic instruments, engine speed indication, thermometers, fuel contents indication, compass systems, and miscellaneous instruments. It provides details on inspection, dismantling, reassembly, calibration, and testing procedures for these instruments.

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BASIC WORKSHOP AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES: AVIONICS

— INSTRUMENT
28.1 Pressure indication

 Mechanically-operated gauges (e.g. Bourdon tube gauges): partial dismantling,


examination, strip inspec- tion, reassembly and calibration with dead weight tester

 Pressure transducers, electrically-operated transmitters, ratio metres, etc.: strip

inspection, reassembly and calibration

 Electrically-operated gauges: strip inspection, reassembly and calibration

28.2 Flight instruments

 Calibration checks of flight instruments

 Pitot heads and static vents: maintenance checks

 Altimeters: dismantling, inspection, reassembly and calibration checks

 Air speed indicators (ASI): dismantling, inspection, reassembly and calibration

checks

 Machmeters: dismantling, inspection, reassembly and calibration checks

 Rate-of-climb indicators: dismantling, inspection, reassembly and calibration checks

28.3 Gyroscopic instruments

 Air-driven gyroscopic instruments: partial dismantling, examination and reassembly

 Electrically-driven gyroscopic instruments: partial dismantling, examination and

reassembly

 Artificial horizon: dismantling, inspection and reassembly

 Directional gyro: dismantling, inspection and reassembly

 Turn and bank indicator: dismantling, inspection and reassembly

 Zero reader: dismantling, inspection and reassembly

 Calibration checks on gyroscope test turntable


28.4 Engine speed indication (ESI)

 ESI generators (DC and AC types): partial dismantling, inspection and reassembly
 ESI gauges: partial dismantling, inspection and reassembly
 Engine speed synchronizing gear: examination and demonstration of

principles

 Generators and gauges: dismantling, inspection, reassembly and

calibration checks

28.5 Thermometers and temperature indication

 Engine temperature thermocouples: demonstration of cylinder head, jet- pipe


temperature and other types
 Radiometer temperature gauges: partial dismantling, examination and reassembly of
transmitter and indicator units
 Dismantling, reassembly and testing of temperature,
 Remote compass: partial dismantling, inspection, reassembly and test

28.6 Fuel contents indication

 Float-operated desynn contents gauges: examination and demonstration of operation


dismantling, inspection, reassembly and test
 Capacitance type contents gauges: examination and demonstration of operation
reassembly and test
 Flowmeters: dismantling, inspection, reassembly and test

28.7 Compass systems

• Magnetic compasses: friction and damping tests, practice compass swing, and compensation

 Remote compass: examination and demonstration


 Tests of compass swinging site
 Swing of compass in available aircraft: compensation practice
 Examination and testing of elements of flight director systems,

flare and automatic landing systems, as required

28.8 Miscellaneous instruments

automatic

• Examination and demonstration of other types of instruments (flowmeters, navigation and


landing aid presentations)

AC 147-02 Amdt.0 October 2017


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AC 147-02 Amdt.0 October 2017

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