Pipes And Unions Flashcards
What are aircraft fluid lines made of
Metal tubing or flexible hose
What are the 3 parts of tubes
Two end fittings
Tube
What are the dimensions of tube determined by
The external diameter (1/8)
Wall thickness
What is the high pressure of a rigid pipe
Over 1500 psi
What is the medium pressure of a rigid pipe
Under 1500 PSI
What is the low pressure of a rigid pipe
Suction and return lines
How is a pipe identified
Stencilled or stamped
What is on a pipe stamp
Drawing number or part number Inspection stamp Test stamp Date of manufacture Identification system
What are the two identification systems
Colour / symbol
Code
What is a blue / yellow identification label
Hydraulic
Repreating circle
What is a grey identification label
PHDAN
Physical dangerous substance
What is a red identification label
Fuel
Repeating star
What is a green identification label
Oxygen
Repeating rectangle
What are the 2 pipe connector categories
Flareless
Flared
What is a MS fitting flareless
Ball bush principle
The sleeve or O-ring of malleable steel is shaped by pre-stressing in such a way that its inner cutting edge is pushed over the pipe to seal it. At the same time the lip of the seal is pushed into the cone of the fitting and forms a seal line. During this the tube must, in principle, be on the stop support.
Don’t over tighten
What is a Harrison fitting
Flareless
Ball bush fitting
Pipe swaded form a tough seal
Special tools used
What are the advances of Harrison fitting
Easy to handle
simple tooling
Vibration resistant
What is a permaswage fitting
A repair method of repairing damaged pipes
Sleeve squeezed on using hydogen driven tool
What is the advantages of permawage fitting
Light weight
Gives a good seal
Quick
What is the disadvantage of permaswage fitting
Can not be separated
two types of flare used in aircraft tubing systems:
Single flare
Double flare
What is the aircraft flare angle
37
What is a vehicle type flare angle
45
What must you have before you can flare
A clear surface
What to do if you see a lean in flare
Dismantle and check
Don’t over tighten
What is an impact tool used for
Single flare
Plungerd or hammered in
Plunger rotated to give 37 angle
What is a rolling action
Creates a single flare A self contained unit No hammering Flaring cone turned inti to pipe Preferred
What sized aluminium tube can be flared
3/8 inch or smaller