Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › III. Powerplant › Task G. Engine Lubrication Systems

AM.III.G.K6

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Lubrication system maintenance, inspection, servicing, and analysis.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 6-20
Chapter 6: Lubrication & Cooling Systems › Requirements for Turbine Engine Lubricants › Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program
Promptly remove oil-soaked clothing and wash. If turbine oil contacts the…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 6-4
Chapter 6: Lubrication & Cooling Systems › Reciprocating Engine Lubrication Systems › Combination Splash & Pressure Lubrication
Combination Splash & Pressure Lubrication The lubricating oil is distributed to the various moving parts of a typical internal combustion engine by one of the three following methods: pressure, splash, or a combination of pressure and splash. The pressure lubrication system ... principal method of lubricating aircraft engines. Splash lubrication may be used in addition to pressure lubrication on aircraft engines, but it is never used by itself; aircraft-engine lubrication systems are always either the pressure type or the combination pressure…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 6-30
Chapter 6: Lubrication & Cooling Systems › Turbine Engine Wet-Sump Lubrication System
Turbine Engine Wet-Sump Lubrication System In some engines, the lubrication system is the wet-sump type. There are relatively few engines using a wet-sump type of oil system. The components of a wet-sump system are similar ... those of a dry-sump system. The major difference between the two systems is the location of the oil reservoir. The reservoir for the wet-sump oil system may be the accessory gear case or it may be a sump…