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1
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Where does the lubrication system distribute oil to?

A

Engine bearings
Gearbox

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What is the difference between wet and dry sumps?

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The dry sump stores the oil in an external tank mounted on/near the engine

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What do the wet and dry sumps do?

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Recirculate the air whilst maintaining a constant pressure

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What can the oil/lubrication system be divided into?

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Full-flow and Constant pressure

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What system has no way of regulation the oil pressure?

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Full flow

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In a full flow oil system, what does the oil pressure change with considering it has no means of being regulated?

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N2 rotor speed (RPM and engine speed), The oil temperature and the flow areas downstream of the supply pump.

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What rotor system is the supply pump driven by?

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N2 via the gearbox

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What happens as the N2 rotor speed increases?

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There is higher flow so higher pressure oil

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An increase of oil temperature leads to what sort of viscosity?

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Lower viscosity

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What does a decrease in oil temperature mean for the pressure?

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Decreases

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How can you detect a leakage in the oil system?

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An increase in total flow area leading to a decrease in oil pressure

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What happens if the leak is external?

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A decrease in oil quantity and pressure (needs to move faster to compensate for quantity)

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What prevents oil pressure from becoming too high?

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Pressure relief valve

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Where is the pressure relief valve installed in full flow?

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Between delivery side and suction side

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What is the constant pressure system also called?

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The regulated pressure system

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What does the constant pressure system have that the full flow system doesn’t?

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Pressure regulating valve

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What does the pressure regulating valve do in the constant pressure system?

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It holds the pressure to a given value no matter the N2 rotor speed

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FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, how does a full flow system work?

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It reaches max pressure at idle then if it needs to exceed that, it will go beyond this making it inefficient

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FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, how does a constant flow system work?

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It reaches max pressure at idle and stays at this pressure even if the power is increased via speed via the N2 compressor

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What is the purpose of the fuel systems discussed?

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To deliver fuel to the nozzles

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In what system do changes in the oil pressure have no effect on temperature?

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Constant flow

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What (in a constant flow unit) ensures that we have the same pressure regardless of engine speeds?

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Pressure regulating system holding the pressure between the vent and the oil pressure

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Why is the full flow system the most commonly used system?

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It is simple and no adjustments are necessary

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What are the two disadvantages of the full flow system?

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System needs a large supply pump or relatively high oil pressure when the engines are at idle (leading to high oil pressure at high speeds.)

There is a significant increase in oil temperature after a power reduction (low flow rate)

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What two types of cooling can engines use?
Air cooling Oil cooling
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Where is the air taken from for air cooling?
Early stages of compressor
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What 3 things can air cooling be used to cool?
Turbine disc Vanes Blades
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What does the oil require for lubrication?
An oil cooler
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What does the use of cooling air reduce?
The quantity of oil to cool the bearings
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What are the 4 subsystems that the basic lubrication system has?
Reservoir Scavenge Vent Monitering
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What is the purpose of the engine oil system?
To lubricate, cool and clean the bearing and gearboxes in the engine
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What does system have the capability of doing to prevent ice formation in fuel?
Heat the engine fuel
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What re the 3 subsystems of an oil system?
Storage Distribution Indicating
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What is the oil tank made from?
Aluminium alloy with a silicone layer
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What is the purpose of the silicone layer?
Fire resistance
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What are the 2 ways to fill the tank?
Gravity Pressure
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How is gravity fill done?
Oil is added to the tank directly through the oil tank filler
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How is pressure fill done?
Using a pressurised oil source connected to a filling manifold
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The scupper (which surrounds the filler) has what purpose?
Catches spilled oil and drains it at the engine drain mast
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What does a check valve prevent?
The discharge of air and oil when the cap is not correctly fitted
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Where is the strainer and check valve located?
Bellow the filler cap
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What is the purpose of the strainer?
Catches any large foreign particles during servicing
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What is beneficial about the strainer for maintenance personnel?
Oil samples can be taken
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What can you check the oil quantity with, that is positioned on the side face of the tank?
The sight glass
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What is the primary source of oil cooling?
The fuel cooled oil cooler
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How does the fuel cooled oil cooler work?
The oil cools as it heats the fuel
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What operates when additional oil cooling is required?
Air oil heat exchanger
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What is the single function of some oil pumps?
To supply or scavenge
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What are the 2 most common oil pumps?
Gerotor Gear
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What are the 2 elements of the gear type pump?
Pressure Scavenging
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Some pumps have several elements, how are they configured?
1 or more elements of pressure and 2 or more for scavenging
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How many elements does the gerotor pump contain?
2 (same as gear type)
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How can the capacity of the elements be controlled?
By varying the size of the gerotor elements
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Are each of the elements (pressure and scavenge) different or identical?
Identical
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Where is an oil pressure regulating valve incorporated into the oil system?
On the pressure side
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When is a pressure relief valve more of a pressure regulating valve?
When pressure in the system is kept in certain limits
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When would a large turbofan oil system not have a regulating valve?
Because the system varies with rpm and engine speed
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When is a relief valve especially important?
When oil coolers are involved because they are thin walls and easily ruptured
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When is a bypass valve included in an oil system?
When an oil cooler is involved
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What is the purpose of the bypass valve?
To maintain proper oil temperature and pressure
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What 2 things does the bypass valve vary the proportion of oil flow passing through?
The oil cooler and the filter
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What are screens in the suction lines used to protect?
Oil pumps
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When would lubrication system screens protect the oil nozzles?
If the supply filter is bypassed (called the last chance filter) they are upstream of the oil nozzles
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What 4 things do filters have in terms of construction?
A filter housing Removable cover Bypass valve Clogging indicators
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When is the system called the hot tank system?
If the oil cooler/ heat exchanger is installed in the supply line
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Why is it called the hot tank system?
Because the oil is not cooled before entering the oil tank
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When is the system called a cold tank system?
When the oil cooler is installed in the scavenge line
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Why is it called a cold tank system?
Because the oil is called before it returns to the tank
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What are the 2 mains types of oil coolers?
Fuel cooled Air cooled
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What are the advantages of fuel cooled oil coolers?
They are efficient and small
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What aircraft are air cooled oil coolers used on?
Turboprop engines and APUs
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What are the main components of a typical fuel cooled oil cooler?
Housing Cover Core
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How many scavenge pumps are there?
7
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What is the purpose of the scavenge pumps?
To remove oil from the bearings and gearboxes
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What is in the external gearbox that removes air overboard from the scavenge oil?
A breather
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Where is a de-aerator installed?
At the inlet for the scavenge wheel
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What is the purpose of the de-aerator?
Separates air from incoming scavenge oil
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What does the air leave the oil tank via?
The vent line
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What can happen if the tank filler cap is removed during present HP air?
Hot oil can spill out the tank
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How long is the HP air present for after engine shutdown?
5 mins
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What does the oil indication monitor?
Quantity Condition Pressure Temperature
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What are the 2 types of transmitters used for indication?
Capacitance type Reed switch type
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What is the principle of the capacitive level measurement based on?
The capacitance change of the capacitor
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What is the upper and lower of the capacitance transmitter?
The upper part has electronic components for a capacitance measurement (measuring the capacity) and the lower part is immersed in oil and has 2 concentric tubes
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What does the Reed type transmitter consist of?
A metal tube with a float inside and a multi switch assembly
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What activates the internal switch assembly?
Permanent magnets
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When the tank is full, where is the float?
The upper limits
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What changes with the switch?
Resistance
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What do oils contain to boost their performance?
Additives
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What does SOAP stand for?
Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program
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Where does the engine oil carry particles from the bearings and the gears to?
Filters and the lubrication system
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What is monitored by the debris monitoring system?
The quantity, size and type of material for indication of internal wear of lubricated parts
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What size particles does a scavenge oil filter element catch?
more than 0.0015
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What happens to the particles caught in the filter?
They are removed and sent for testing
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What size particles can SOAP analysis find?
0.001-0.02mm (so small they cannot be caught in normal oil filters)
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What is the disadvantage of SOAP?
Filter element is not changed often, but when it is it takes time
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When are SOAP samples taken periosdically?
When the engines are shut down
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Where are oil samples for SOAP taken from?
The oil tank
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What is an advantage of magnetic chips?
Theyre less time consuming Easier
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What do magnetic chip detectors a catch?
Metal particles that are attracted to the magnet
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How are magnetic chip detectors checked?
Manually and on some aircraft they are electronically monitored
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What happens to resistance when particles connect to the magnet?
It decreases
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What is the resistance between the two chip detector magnets monitored by?
The electric control unit (ECU)
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Where can the oil quantity be checked at?
Sight gages or ECAM/EICAS
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What does the siphoning effect do to the flow of oil from the tank to the gearbox?
Makes it slower
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What is installed to prevent the siphoning effect on a oil system?
An anti-siphon device
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On engines without anti-siphon what is the time interval after engine shut-down that you can check the oil quantity in the tank?
Between 5 and 20 minuets
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How long should you wait before opening the oil tank filler cap?
5 minuets
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If you can smell fuel when opening the filler cap, where is a leakage indicated?
In the fuel cooled oil cooler
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What 2 things can the oil system be replenished using?
Oil cans (gravity) Oil servicing (pressure)
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Where can details of the required oil type be found?
On a label close to the oil tank filler cap
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Because monitoring the oil consumption of the engine is important, what must you enter into the logbook?
Quantity of oil added to the tank

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