Chapter 11. Safety, Ground Operations, & Servicing

Safety, Ground Operations, & Servicing   11-1
Shop Safety 11-1
Electrical Safety 11-1
Physiological Safety 11-1
Fire Safety 11-2
Safety Around Compressed Gases 11-2
Safety Around Hazardous Materials 11-2
Safety Around Machine Tools 11-3
Flight Line Safety 11-4
Hearing Protection 11-4
Foreign Object Damage (FOD) 11-4
Safety Around Airplanes 11-5
Safety Around Helicopters 11-5
Fire Safety 11-5
Fire Protection 11-5
Requirements for Fire To Occur 11-5
Classification of Fires 11-5
Types and Operation of Shop and Flight Line Fire Extinguishers 11-6
Inspection of Fire Extinguishers 11-8
Identifying Fire Extinguishers 11-8
Using Fire Extinguishers 11-9
Tiedown Procedures 11-9
Preparation of Aircraft 11-9
Tiedown Procedures for Land Planes 11-10
Securing Light Aircraft 11-10
Securing Heavy Aircraft 11-10
Tiedown Procedures for Seaplanes 11-11
Tiedown Procedures for Ski Planes 11-11
Tiedown Procedures for Helicopters 11-11
Procedures for Securing Weight-Shift Control Aircraft 11-12
Procedures for Securing Powered Parachutes 11-12
Ground Movement of Aircraft 11-13
Engine Starting and Operation 11-13
Reciprocating Engines 11-13
Hand Cranking Engines 11-14
Extinguishing Engine Fires 11-15
Turboprop Engines 11-15
Turboprop Starting Procedures 11-16
Turbofan Engines 11-17
Starting a Turbofan Engine 11-17
Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) 11-19
Unsatisfactory Turbine Engine Starts 11-19
Hot Start 11-19
False or Hung Start 11-19
Engine Will Not Start 11-19
Towing of Aircraft 11-19
Taxiing Aircraft 11-21
Taxi Signals 11-21
Servicing Aircraft 11-22
Servicing Aircraft Air/Nitrogen, Oil, and Fluids 11-22
Ground Support Equipment 11-25
Electric Ground Power Units 11-25
Hydraulic Ground Power Units 11-26
Ground Support Air Units 11-26
Ground Air Heating and Air Conditioning 11-26
Oxygen Servicing Equipment 11-26
Oxygen Hazards 11-27
Fuel Servicing of Aircraft 11-27
Types of Fuel and Identification 11-27
Contamination Control 11-27
Fueling Hazards 11-28
Fueling Procedures 11-28
Defueling 11-30

 
 
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