Operational Performance Checks
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
TM
6-2
IOF-550 Permold Series Engine Maintenance Manual
1 April 2007
6-1.
Operational Checks
Perform an operational check after any of the following:
•
Engine Installation
•
Maintenance or Troubleshooting
•
Engine Overhaul
•
Return from Storage
•
After each 50-Hour, 100-Hour/Annual, and 500-Hour Inspection.
WARNING
Complete Table 6-1 tasks on a newly installed, routinely
inspected, repaired, or overhauled engine before releasing the
aircraft for service. DO NOT FLY THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL
ALL FLIGHT PREREQUISITES HAVE BEEN MET.
Table 6-1.
Engine Operation Prerequisites
Sequence Requirement
Section References
1
Prepare the Engine for Operation
Maintenance Preflight Inspection
2
Check Engine Operation
Engine Operational Check
3
Complete Operational Checklist
Operational Checklist
4*
Perform Flight Check
“Flight Check”, OI-24, Chapter 7**
* Required after fuel system part replacement or adjustments.
** Adhere to Airplane Flight Manual/Pilot’s Operating Handbook (AFM/POH) instructions.
Table 6-2.
IOF-550 Fuel System Parameters
Setting
Idle Speed RPM
700 ± 25 RPM
700 ± 25 RPM
Full Throttle Speed
2700 ± 25 RPM
2700 ± 25 RPM
Fuel Pump Pressure at Full Throttle
55 psi –2/+5
55 psi –2/+5
Fuel Pump Pressure at Idle Speed
15 psi
±
2 psi @
700 ± 25 RPM
21-25 psi
@ 700 ± 25 RPM
with boost pump on
N P R
C
B