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GENER
RALIN
NFORM
MATIO
ONCIR
RCULA
AR
No.IGO/E&M/G
GIC/No.31/ISSSUE01

Subjecct:Insp
pectionssduringMainw
wheel

replaccementssandjaccking.

GIC N
No. 05 of
o 2012
Datee : 21/08/12

atus: Mand
datory
Sta
Effe
ective:Forrthwith
Reff: GIC 05/2
2011
Purrpose:To reduce
r
furrther dam
mage to airrcraft whee
els/tire, an
nd to ensu
ure properr usage off jacks
durring wheell replacem
ments.

scription:
Des
In the
t
past there
t
have
e been inc
cidences of uneven
n tire wea
ar and bre
eakage of single Tie
e-bolts
res
sulting in further
f
dam
mages to wheel. Ins
sufficient inspectio
on procedu
ures while
e replacem
ment of
Maiin wheels
s and duri
ring aircra
aft walk-arround ma
ay lead to such occ
currences
s. The sam
me are
req
quired to be
b strength
hened.
Als
so, it has been obs
served in the nigh
ht inspecti
tion sched
dules thatt the initiial and fin
nal tire
pre
essures ha
ave the sa
ame value,, therefore
e indicatin
ng no requ
uirement o
of chargin
ng the tire
es. This
pos
ses as a hindrance
h
to accura
ately moniitor the co
ondition of
o the tire and in the
e assessm
ment of
its reliability..
The
e following
g should b
be ensure
ed during Main
M
whee
el replace
ement:
cking prec
cautions:
Jac
-

Adequ
uate cleara
ance shou
uld be maiintained arround the
e aircraft b
before jack
king.
Safety
y devices m
must be in
nstalled an
nd the airc
craft mustt be in a stable cond
dition.
Before
e the jackiing proces
ss, it shou
uld be ens
sured that the Exten
nsion Scre
ew should
d not
be ope
ened more
e than 70 mm.
m When
n used witth excessive extens
sion, the screw
s
will either
gets bent or its threads will
w shear.
en lowering of the ja
acks can cause
c
the hydraulic
c fuse to c
close and prevent
p
th
he jack
Sudde
from lo
owering. To
T reset th
he fuse, cllose release valve, operate pump and again ope
en
release
e valve to slowly lo
ower the ja
ack.

heel inspec
ction:
Wh
-

Beside
es the pro
oper seatin
ng of the wheel
w
bearing and the
t circlip,, the cond
dition of th
he Tiebolts and
a the wh
heel heat shields
s
sh
hould be checked
c
th
horoughly
y.
Numerrous time
es high sp
peed tape is observ
rved on th
he sleeve between the beariings of
new wheel
w
asse
emblies frrom shop. These high
h
speed
d tapes are allowed provide
ed they
are pro
roperly ins
stalled witth all edg
ges cleanly
y sticking
g to the slleeve. Do not remo
ove the
tape.
The tirre pressurre of the Main
M
whee
el assemb
bly should
d be ascerrtained to be Min 210 PsiMax 22
20 Psi.
During
g tire pressure ins
spection it
i is requ
uired that exact iniitial and final
f
valu
ues are
mentio
oned, even
n if minor charging is require
ed.

Durring Walk
k-around inspection
i
n in trans
sits only, if a Main
n/nose wh
heel Tie-b
bolt is obs
served
bro
oken, the wheel can
n be disp
patched, provided
p
t
the
remain
ning bolt is remove
ed, ensurring no
parrt is remaiining. Only
y one Tie--bolt is alllowed mis
ssing per wheel.Durring nightt halt inspection,
it is
s expected
d that the Main/nose
e wheel with
w
a brok
ken Tie-bo
olt, is repla
aced.

L.Gupta
G.L
Dy.. G.M Engg
g. (LMM)
Raised By
B
G.L
L.Gupta

Da
ate

Efffectivity

A
Authorized
d by

21/0
08/12

Fo
orthwith

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