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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space |
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Chapter I - Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation |
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SubChapter C - Aircraft |
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Part 25 - Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes |
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Subpart E - Powerplant |
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Oil System |
§ 25.1015 - Oil tank tests.
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§ 25.1015 Oil tank tests.
Each oil tank must be designed and installed so that -
(a) It can withstand, without failure, each vibration, inertia, and fluid load that it may be subjected to in operation; and
(b) It meets the provisions of § 25.965, except -
(1) The test pressure -
(i) For pressurized tanks used with a turbine engine, may not be less than 5 p.s.i. plus the maximum operating pressure of the tank instead of the pressure specified in § 25.965(a); and
(ii) For all other tanks may not be less than 5 p.s.i. instead of the pressure specified in § 25.965(a); and
(2) The test fluid must be oil at 250 °F. instead of the fluid specified in § 25.965(c).
[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 25-36, 39 FR 35461, Oct. 1, 1974]