TRAVENGINEER
26th August 2002, 15:12
FOUND OUT AN OPTION ON THE 744 , IT IS A BLEED AIR CLEANER. SAUDI IS THE ONLY AIRLINE TO PURCHASE IT (I THINK).
IT REMOVES PARTICULATES FROM THE AIR AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE ENG INTAKE BUT PRIOR TO REACHING THE A/C PACKS. A CENTRIFUGE EXTRACTS THE PARTICULATES OUT OF THE AIR AND THEN DUMPS THE BY PRODUCTS OUT A DOOR. DOOR IS ACTIVATED AT 6000FT TO OPEN (BAROMETRIC SWITCH) WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO POSITION. IN THE OFF POSITION THE AUTO FUNCTION OF THE DOOR IS DEACTIVATED. THE SWITCH IS LOCATED ON THE P5 ECS PANEL.
MY QUESTION IS DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THE SYSTEM AND WHERE DOES THE CENTRIFUGE UNIT LIVE AND WHERE IS THE DOOR LOCATED AND HOW MANY UNITS ARE INSTALLED ON THE A/C.
THANKS.
IT REMOVES PARTICULATES FROM THE AIR AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE ENG INTAKE BUT PRIOR TO REACHING THE A/C PACKS. A CENTRIFUGE EXTRACTS THE PARTICULATES OUT OF THE AIR AND THEN DUMPS THE BY PRODUCTS OUT A DOOR. DOOR IS ACTIVATED AT 6000FT TO OPEN (BAROMETRIC SWITCH) WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO POSITION. IN THE OFF POSITION THE AUTO FUNCTION OF THE DOOR IS DEACTIVATED. THE SWITCH IS LOCATED ON THE P5 ECS PANEL.
MY QUESTION IS DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THE SYSTEM AND WHERE DOES THE CENTRIFUGE UNIT LIVE AND WHERE IS THE DOOR LOCATED AND HOW MANY UNITS ARE INSTALLED ON THE A/C.
THANKS.