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US 2016/0238480 A1Published application
Seal vacuum check tool
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsPawel Socha, Peter S. Matteson, John Pergantis, Anthony Valenti
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to installing a test assembly on an aircraft engine, connecting a vacuum source to at least one port of the test assembly, engaging the vacuum source, and based on determining that a vacuum is maintained in an amount greater than a threshold, determining that a plurality of seals are present in the engine.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- installing a test assembly on an aircraft engine;
- connecting a vacuum source to at least one port of the test assembly;
- engaging the vacuum source;
- and
- based on determining that a vacuum is maintained in an amount greater than a threshold, determining that a plurality of seals are present in the engine.
2 more elements
A test assembly configured to determine whether a plurality of seals are present in an aircraft engine, comprising:
- a first o-ring;
- a second o-ring;
- a cap;
- and
- a port configured to couple to a vacuum source.
2 more elements
A system associated with an aircraft engine, comprising:
- a double-wall tube configured to convey oil;
- at least two seals associated with the tube;
- and
- a test assembly configured to couple to the engine and used to determine whether the at least two seals are present based on an applied vacuum source.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.