Activating Hopper (Ferry) Fuel System; Operating Instructions For The P/N 60167 Ferry Fuel System - THRUSH S2R – G10 Maintenance Manual

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
ACTIVATING HOPPER (FERRY)
FUEL SYSTEM
(Ref. Fig. 5-6)
A. Remove spray pump and spray pump
discharge line to spray valve. Tie-rap
any wires or cables to upper portion of
pump mount.
B. Open hopper gate box dump gate.
C. Assure hopper has been cleaned
thoroughly and there is no presence of
water or chemicals.
loading plumbing has been cleaned
and there is no presence of water or
chemicals.
D. Remove recirculation valve and install
& seal cover plate over hole in gate
box.
E. Install cap on hopper outlet fitting and
lockwire.
F. Hook up fuel line from cap to fuel
selector valve. Make sure that the fuel
line is secured to aircraft structure and
will not foul any movable controls.
G. Service hopper with approved fuel.
CAUTION
With the ferry fuel selector in
hopper position,
trapped air from the hopper fuel
line by operating
strainer drain (see Figure 5-1).
Unless this
followed after each refueling, the
engine may quit when hopper
fuel is selected in flight.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
P/N 60167 FERRY FUEL SYSTEM
CAUTION
Operation instructions must
be strictly followed to operate
aircraft using
system.
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THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC – MODEL S2R G10
Assure side
drain all
the fuel
procedure is
ferry fuel
A. Securely attach these instructions in
the cockpit on the hopper, directly in
front of the pilot's face at the time of
installation of the ferry fuel system.
B. In the United States, an aircraft with
this ferry fuel system installed and
connected to the normal fuel system
must be operated on a special flight
authorization (ferry permit) regardless
of whether the ferry fuel system is
actually used on any particular flight.
C. Due to vapor lock considerations, use
of automotive gasoline as an alternate
fuel is prohibited in either the wing
tanks or the hopper.
D. Do not use hopper fuel for takeoff,
landing, or flight at low altitude.
E. Use hopper fuel only for level cruising
flight above 3000 feet above ground
level. Always operate the electric fuel
pump and the ignition switch while
changing the fuel selector in flight.
Always switch fuel at or below cruise
power settings.
F. Except in emergency, do not dump
hopper fuel in flight or on the ground
with the engine running.
G. Drain the hopper sump and all other
normal fuel system sumps prior to
flight.
H. Never use the hopper as a fuel tank
unless it is completely clean and dry.
I. Remove these instructions from the
cockpit only after removal of the ferry
fuel system from the aircraft
Effective: 03/26/2010