Engine Instrument Systems · FAA readings

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6 short readings for PP-D, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

• FAA-H-8083-32B Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook — Powerplant

1. Temperature indication — EGT, CHT, oil; thermocouple work K2, S8, S9, S12, S13, S18, S19

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Engine Instruments · Engine Thermocouples Out of Calibration · Troubleshooting EGT System · One or More Inoperative Thermocouples in Engine Parallel Harness
   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 6: Oil Temperature Indicator · Oil Temperature Bulbs

2. Fuel flow K1, S3, S4, S6, S14

   For the test: Fuel flow; transmitters and gauges; low fuel pressure warning

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 2: Fuel Pressure Gauge · Fuel Quantity Gauges · Fuel Quantity Indicating Units

3. Engine speed indicating; tachometer components and markings K3, S5, S7, S11

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Tachometer · Tachometer Indicator · Tachometer Check · Troubleshooting Aircraft Tachometer System

4. Pressure — air, fuel, manifold, oil K4, S15–S17

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Manifold Pressure Indicator
   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 6: Oil Pressure Gauge

5. Annunciators; torquemeters; EPR K5, K6, K7

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Turbine Engine Instruments

6. Locate procedures for troubleshooting a turbine EPR system S10

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Engine Pressure Ratio Indicator · Troubleshooting Turbine Engines