02-23-2019, 11:55 AM
(02-23-2019, 11:02 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: Well said PB3 had a PM that included taking a hydraulic oil sample from a turret lathe. He couldn't be bothered with getting the machine manual in the shop office so he came up with his own idea. Went down to the galley and got an empty #10 can and unscrewed a pressure gauge. Word quickly passed through the shop and we gathered watching his actions. He held the can in front of the manifold that normally held the gauge with one hand and turned on the lathe with the other. A solid stream of oil shot out of the hole, knocked the can out of his hand, showered him with oil and made one hell of a mess all over the deck, etc.
I remember having to stand on an 8 foot step ladder to get at the oil fill access panels on C9-A aircraft. We had to take oil samples from each jet engine after every 3rd flight completed. This was done "old school" by siphoning the oil out via a clear plastic tube that was snaked down into the oil fill port, in order to fill a small oil sample bottle. Oil samples had to be taken within 30 minutes of the aircraft's landing, so the particulates were still dispersed in the oil.
Nothing like standing at the top of a ladder with a mouthful of steaming hot Mobil Jet-1 engine oil while trying to start a siphon to begin (or end) your day. Thanks for the memory Stan.
Willie