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Printed in France
1. General
R A. Seepage
R B. Running leak
A leak greater than a seepage. Fuel reappears after the surface has been
wiped and falls in drops. Leak rate is classified in one of the following
sub-categories to determine actions to be taken :
- up to 10 drops per minute,
- over 10 and up to 20 drops per minute,
- over 20 and up to 30 drops per minute,
- over 30 drops per minute.
A. General
Specific consideration as :
- position of leak,
- equipment near leakage area, etc...
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B. Action
CAUTION: THE HEREIN MENTIONED DELAYS FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION DO NOT
CONSTITUTE APPROVAL FOR OPERATORS TO DEFER THE REPAIR.
SUCH DELAYS ONLY RELATE TO THE WING BOX STRUCTURE INTEGRITY.
OTHER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, SUCH AS GROUND FIRE RISK, MAY
IMPOSE TO PERFORM AT ONCE THE REPAIR ACTION.
- Zone A
Center wing box between Ribs 4 LH and RH.
- Zone B
Center wing box between Rib 4 and Rib 10.
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- Zone C
R Center wing box between Rib 10 and Rib 12 (including also jacking point at
R Rib 10).
- Zone D
R Wing box between Rib 12 and 14 (Center wing box/Outer wing box junction).
5. Leakage origin
A. Zone A
B. Zone B
At spar areas, leak may come from loose fasteners, components installation,
or spar to skin junction.
C. Zone C
D. Zone D
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E. Zone E
A. This is the mont important step in fuel leak repair. It is requested to pay
attention in fuel leak source detection in order to exactly determine the
true origin of the leakage.
It is recommended to detect the leak issue with the tank full of fuel for
12 hours minimum.
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B. Operations
(c) Determine the fuel leak issue following the leakage path step by
step (wetting subsequently leak issue).
(3) Apply liquid soap (or equivalent) on internal leak area and use
filtered compressed air at external leak issue to determine leak
origin.
With this criteria will be possible to determine exactly the leakage
path in order to define the repair action.
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R WARNING: BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIR WORK MAKE CERTAIN THAT GROUND SAFETIES
AND/OR WARNING NOTICES ARE IN CORRECT POSITION TO PREVENT
INADVERTENT OPERATION OF CONTROLS.
BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY OPERATION ON THE FUEL SYSTEM, MAKE SURE THAT
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS READLY AVAILABLE AND IN PROXIMITY TO THE
WORK AREA.
BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY REPAIR ACTION MAKE SURE THAT THE LEAK AREA IS
PERFECTLY DEGREASED.
A. Temporary repair
(1) General
(3) Repair
R (b) Immediately apply the temporary stopper (Mat. No. 05-093 or 05-094)
R to crevices and fasteners (manufacturer's instructions).
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B. Permanent repair
(1) General
(3) Preparation
R (a) Remove the removable wing panel for center wing box or outer wing
R box (JIC 571412-RAI-10000 or JIC 572412-RAI-10000).
(b) Using the sealant cutting and removal tools, carefully remove the
defective section of bead, working along the bead in both
directions until undamaged areas are reached.
NOTE: Remove also the sealant around the leakage issue area with an
extension greater than leak are detected.
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(c) Taper the undamaged fillet at both ends of the defective area to
make a scarf joint 25 mm (1 in.) for the repair.
(d) Clean the exposed surface of the leak area using cleaning solvent
R (Mat. No. 11-003/11-004) applied with lint-free cleaning fabric.
(e) Lightly abrade the painted surface with abrasive pad (5) wetted
with cleaning solvent. Wait 1 hour.
(4) Repair
(c) Smooth out the applied sealant, using the fillet fairing tool to
R give the repair area the same profile as the rest of the fillet.
R NOTE: Make sure that a smooth fillet, free from air bubbles is
R formed.
(e) Remove all tools, equipment and cleaning materials from the tank.
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CAUTION: MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FUEL TANK IS CLEAN AND CLEAR OF TOOLS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT.
R (3) Using a 2.5 mm (3/32 in.) drill open up, max 6.5 mm (0.256 in.) deep
R injection grooves at Rib 13 (Ref. SB 57-0003).
R (4) Inject solvent (Mat. No. 11-003/11-004), wait 1 hour, and then adhesive
R (Mat. No. 08-021). Wait 30 mn.
R (5) Inject sealant (Mat. No. 09-001A) into injection holes in Rib 13 grooves.
R Refer to para. B.
NOTE: For structure damage evaluation and repair Refer to SRM 57-24-00,
R Pages Block 300 and 400.
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