Description / Abstract:
This procedure is intended to apply to fuel pumps.
This procedure will be defined in terms of recommended test
fluid, test setup, test conditions, and test method.
This procedure may be used for other fuel system components, by
testing in conjunction with the pump, which normally supplies the
component inlet flow, or a substitute test pump of similar
capacity.
This procedure may be used, with variations in test conditions
and test fluid for performing pump evaluation tests. Tests at
progressively increasing pump speeds and pressures will provide
design limitation data. Alternate test periods on a test pump and
another pump, of a design for which actual service durability is
known, will provide useful comparison data.
Purpose:
This recommended practice defines procedures for testing
aircraft and aircraft engine fuel pumps to ensure their operability
with respect to low lubricity fuels. This is achieved by
verification testing on a standard low lubricity test fluid. This
procedure is intended to produce a uniform reproducible test
condition for fuel pump endurance testing using low lubricity
fluid, to provide a common reference for endurance capability. Pump
endurance capability is to be established in terms of internal
parts wear and change in pump performance. Pass/fail criterion are
normally established by the purchasing authority. This document is
not a pump qualification test procedure.