LINES - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL
1. General
This section deals with the installation and repair of rigid lines on the aircraft.
This section deals with the installation and repair of rigid lines on the aircraft.
A. Hydraulic Lines
(1) Thickness of hydraulic lines
The following table gives the thicknesses of hydraulic lines, as a function of diameters and materials used.
The following table gives the thicknesses of hydraulic lines, as a function of diameters and materials used.
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ! ! Thickness ! |
| ! Nominal !--------------------------------------------- |
| ! Diameter ! Stainless ! Light Alloy ! Titanium ! |
| ! ! Steel 21.6.9 ! 6061.T6. ! Ti 3AL 2.5V ! |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ! in. ! mm ! in. ! mm ! in. ! mm ! in. ! mm ! |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ! 1/4 ! 6.35 ! 0.016 ! 0.41 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! 0.016 ! 0.41 ! |
| ! 3/8 ! 9.53 ! 0.020 ! 0.51 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! 0.019 ! 0.48 ! |
| ! 1/2 ! 12.70 ! 0.026 ! 0.66 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! 0.026 ! 0.66 ! |
| ! 5/8 ! 15.88 ! 0.033 ! 0.84 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! 0.032 ! 0.81 ! |
| ! 3/4 ! 19.05 ! 0.039 ! 0.99 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! 0.039 ! 0.99 ! |
| ! 1 ! 25.40 ! 0.052 ! 1.32 ! 0.048 ! 1.22 ! 0.051 ! 1.30 ! |
| ! 1.1/4 ! 31.75 ! 0.024 ! 0.61 ! ! ! ! ! |
| ! 1.1/2 ! 38.10 ! 0.024 ! 0.61 ! 0.035 ! 0.89 ! ! ! |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
NOTE: This procedure is applicable to:
- Titanium-alloy (Ti-3Al-2.5V) tubes ref. ABS5004, sizes -04 to -16
- Corrosion-resistant steel (21-6-9) tubes ref. ASNA3288, sizes -04 to -24
- Aluminum-alloy (6061-T6) tubes ref. ASNA3410, DAN40, sizes -04 to -16 and -24.