Opening of the Radome

TASK 53-15-11-010-001-A
Opening of the Radome

WARNING: MAKE SURE THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS RELATED TO THE WEATHER RADAR ARE OPENED, SAFETIED AND TAGGED.

WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THE RADOME IF THE WIND SPEED IS MORE THAN 25 KNOTS.

WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU OPEN THE LATCHES. THE LATCHES CAN MOVE SUDDENLY AND CAUSE INJURY TO YOUR HANDS.

ZONE: 110

1. Reason for the Job
Self explanatory
2. Job Set-up Information
A. Fixtures, Tools, Test and Support Equipment

REFERENCE	QTY	DESIGNATION
No specific	AR	ACCESS PLATFORM 5M (16 FT)- ADJUSTABLE
No specific	AR	SAFETY CLIP - CIRCUIT BREAKER
No specific	AR	WARNING NOTICE(S)

B. Work Zones and Access Panels

ZONE/ACCESS	ZONE DESCRIPTION
110	RADOME (NOSE CONE TO FR 1)
110AL

C. Referenced Information

REFERENCE	DESIGNATION
Opening/Closing of the Radome

3. Job Set-up
Subtask 53-15-11-865-058-A

A. Open, safety and tag this(these) circuit breaker(s):

PANEL	DESIGNATION	FIN	LOCATION
** ON A/C ALL
121VU	COM NAV/RADAR/1	5SQ1	K13
** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL
121VU	COM NAV/RADAR/2	5SQ2	K14

Subtask 53-15-11-941-055-A

B. Get Access
(1) Put the ACCESS PLATFORM 5M (16 FT)- ADJUSTABLE in position in the zone 110.
(2) In the cockpit, put a WARNING NOTICE(S) in position on the center pedestal to tell persons not to operate the radar system.

4. Procedure
Subtask 53-15-11-010-053-A

WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THE RADOME IF THE WIND SPEED IS MORE THAN 25 KNOTS.

WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU OPEN THE LATCHES. THE LATCHES CAN MOVE SUDDENLY AND CAUSE INJURY TO YOUR HANDS.

A. Opening of the Radome 110AL

Opening/Closing of the Radome

NOTE: It is necessary to open the radome to lock it correctly.

NOTE: Two persons are necessary for this task, one on each side of the radome. Each person must release the latches (1) on his side and lift the radome (3) to its maximum open and locked position.

(1) Release the two latches (1).
(2) Lift the radome (3) until the two rods (4) are locked and you hear the locking click of each rod (4).

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