BAE146AVRO 146 RJ

MAINTENANCE TRAINING MANUAL

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ATA 54-00
PYLONS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
ATA 54-00 Pylons..................................................................................... 3
Introduction ........................................................................................... 3
Description ............................................................................................ 5
Pylon spar box................................................................................... 5
Pylon drains....................................................................................... 7

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ATA 54-00 PYLONS

INTRODUCTION

Each pylon supports its associated engine under and forward of the
wing. The engine loads are transmitted to the wing box through the pylon
forward attachment to the wing front spar, and by the rear attachment to
wing rib 6 (inboard pylon) or wing rib 10 (outboard pylon).
The hydraulic, electrical, fuel and engine air bleed systems are carried
within the pylon structure. The systems are segregated, as much as
possible, into separate compartments to isolate any combustible material
from a possible source of ignition.
The pylon is attached at two places to the wing. The forward pick-up
consists of a machined fitting bolted to the top face of the pylon spar box.
The fitting has four lugs to which the wing pick-up link assembly is
attached by two bolts.
The rear pick-up is made up from four machined fittings bolted to pylon
end rib 12. The pick-up is bolted through the wing skin to internal
brackets on either side of wing rib 6 (inboard pylon) or wing rib (outboard
pylon).
A ball fitting between the top of the pylon and the bottom of the wing skin,
aft of the front pick-up, prevents excessive loads being applied to the rear
pick-up during pylon removal/installation.

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DESCRIPTION
PYLON SPAR BOX
The primary load carrying structure of the pylon is the spar box,
consisting of the top and bottom integrally machined spars joined
together by 12 ribs and shear stiffness provided with two etched and
stiffened skin panels. The bottom panel is constructed of titanium to
provide a fire break between the engine pod and the wing leading edge.
The fuel system pipe, consisting of a single steel tube, passes through
this box,. The fuel pipe is covered with a nylon sleeve to contain any fuel
leak.

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PYLON DRAINS
To ensure that fluids can not accumulate in the pylon, there are drainage
provisions.
The pylon is divided into eight compartments. Each compartment is
drained. Those transverse by the fuel-pipe are drained to atmosphere by
a drainpipe, or where the fuel-pipe is shrouded, the shroud drains into an
adjacent compartment and then overboard.
All other compartments either drain into an adjacent compartment, and
then to atmosphere through a pipe; or drain through a pipe directly.
The locations of the drainpipes are as follows:
From the bottom of the spar-box rear compartment to exit at the back
edge of the rear right hand access door (pylon lower structure).
• One for nose fairing compartment.
• One for fuel pipe elbow shroud.
• One for spar-box front compartment forward of RIB 2.
These three descend under the right hand of the shoulder panel, coming
together to discharge into a cup on the top of the right hand front cowling
door.
This cup is then drained to atmosphere through a single pipe clipped to
the door terminating near a vent hole at the bottom of the door. This vent
hole is also the exit for Zone 1 ventilating air.
The cup disengages from the triple pipe junction when the cowling door
is opened, and re-engages when shut.

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