Suspension strut servicing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsAlan SHEPHERD, Julian DUNCAN
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Abstract
A method for servicing a landing gear strut in service supporting an aircraft including: determining a current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut; determining a required amount of the damping fluid for correct servicing of the landing gear strut; and adjusting the current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut so that the current amount of damping fluid complies with the required amount of damping fluid.
Claims21
A method for servicing a landing gear strut in service while supporting an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring a level of damping fluid within the leading gear strut;
- measuring closure of the landing gear strut;
- determining a required level of damping fluid for correct servicing of the landing gear strut in dependence on the measured closure of the strut;
- and
- adjusting the amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut so that the measured level of damping fluid complies with the required level of damping fluid.
A method for servicing a landing gear strut in service supporting an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut;
- determining a required amount of the damping fluid for correct servicing of the landing gear strut;
- and
- if the current amount of damping fluid does not comply with the required amount of damping fluid then adjusting the current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut so that the current amount of damping fluid complies with the required amount of damping fluid.
An apparatus for servicing a landing gear strut in service while supporting an aircraft, the apparatus being configured to:
- determine the current level of damping fluid in the landing gear strut;
- determine the required level of damping fluid for correct servicing of the landing gear strut;
- and
- if the current level of damping fluid does not comply with the required level of damping fluid then adjust the amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut so that the current level of damping fluid complies with the required level of damping fluid.
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