Hydraulic Components Block 8

Front

Why is special, stringent care required when handling aircraft hydraulic fluid?

Back

To ensure it stays free from contamination

Front

During which type of aircraft maintenance checks are samples from aircraft hydraulic systems taken to check contamination? A) A and B checks, B) C and D checks, C) E and F checks, D) G and H checks

Back

C and D checks

Front

What is a common misconception about new oil according to the passage?

Back

It is always clean.

Front

By the time they reach your system, fluids are almost certainly contaminated with which of the following?

Back

Metal and rubber particles

Front

What is one of the major entry points for contaminants in a hydraulic system?

Back

Reservoir vent ports (breathers)

Front

What is one of the major entry points for contaminants in a hydraulic system?

Back

Oleo strut seals

Front

Identify the increased source of contamination in hydraulic systems: In pumps & motors, Reservoir breathers filler caps, hydraulic components, Corrosion

Back

Reservoir breathers filler caps

Front

What is the nature of hydraulic fluid compared to air?

Back

Incompressible

Front

Fill in the blank: Hydraulic pressure acts at right angles to the _______ walls of the container.

Back

enclosing inner surface

Front

What is the function of the hydraulic fluid in a simple pump?

Back

To transfer energy and create pressure