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THERMOCOUPLESMAINTENANCE PRACTICES
1. Replacement (See Figure 201)
A. Removal
(1) Remove the coordinator assembly. (Refer to Coordinator Assembly removal, para 2.A.,
732005.)
(2) Remove the eight bolts and washers and remove the fireshield access panel.
(3) Remove the two thermocouple bracket mounting bolts and nuts; separate the bracket from the
turbine.
(4) Remove the eight thermocouple junction mounting bolts.
(5) Remove the thermocouple assembly starting at either end. Discard gaskets.
B. Installation
(1) Install the thermocouple with new gaskets, starting in the middle of the harness and working
toward either end.
(2) Install the eight junction mounting flange bolts. Tighten bolts to 3040 lb in. (3.44.5 N.m).
Secure with lockwire.
(3) Install the two thermocouple bracket mounting bolts at the gas producer supporttopower
turbine support splitline at bolt hole positions 2 and 3. Tighten bolts to 2030 lb in. (2.33.4
N.m) and the terminal nuts to 1824 lb in. (2.02.7 N.m).
(4) Install the fireshield access panel and secure with eight bolts and washers. Tighten bolts to
2226 lb in. (2.5 2.9 N.m).
(5) Install the coordinator assembly. (Refer to Coordinator Assembly Installation, para 2.B.,
732005.)
(6) Check run the engine after thermocouple replacement. (Refer to Check Run, para 1.,
720000, EngineAdjustment/Text.)
2. Thermocouple Inspection
Make a visual and electrical check of the thermocouple assembly.
A. Visual
Visually inspect the thermocouple harness assembly for wear, broken leads or other damage.
Using a strong light and 10x magnification, inspect the thermocouple tips for cracks, erosion, and
scale. Replace thermocouple assembly for any of the following reasons:
(1) Excessive wear or damage to the leads.
(2) Tip breaks or cracks detected by magnification.
(3) Probes or tips which indicate melting or show other evidence of overtemperature.
NOTE: Turbines must be inspected for overtemperature damage anytime thermocouples are
rejected for melting or if they show other evidence of overtemperature.
(4) Tips which evidence erosion to the point that either wire has been reduced in area an
estimated 25% or more.
CAUTION: DIRECT THE GRIT BLAST ON THE TIPS PERPENDICULAR TO THE PROBE
AXISNOT ON THE END OF THE PROBE WHERE THE INSULATION COULD
BE ERODED. AFTER THE SCALE IS REMOVED, REINSPECT THE TIP FOR
CRACKS USING A STRONG LIGHT AND 10X MAGNIFICATION.
(5) Tips having scale on either wire affecting 25% of the cross sectional area. If the thermocouple
is otherwise satisfactory, remove the scale by soft grit blast.
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B. Electrical
The electrical check of the thermocouple assembly consists of a continuity check and an insulation
check.
NOTE: When performing any electrical check on an installed thermocouple harness assembly, at
least one harness lead must be disconnected from the fireshield junction block.
Disconnecting one lead isolates the thermocouple assembly from the airframe
temperature measurement system.
(1) Continuity check
CAUTION: A HOT ENGINE WILL CAUSE THE THERMOCOUPLES TO GENERATE A
SMALL POTENTIAL WHICH WILL PRODUCE ERRORS IN MEASURED
INTERNAL RESISTANCE VALUES. AN APPROXIMATE VALUE MAY BE
OBTAINED BY REVERSING THE LEADS AND AVERAGING THE READINGS.
The internal resistance of an acceptable thermocouple harness assembly, measured across
the alumel and chromel leads, is 0.55 to 0.65 ohms at room temperature for harness
assemblies prior to p/n 23034926. For harness p/n 23034926, the acceptable internal
resistance is, 0.50 to 0.60 ohms at room temperature. An open circuit in the harness
assembly will cause this resistance to be high; a short circuit will cause it to be low.
NOTE: A check of these limits can be performed only by using test instruments that offer
usable sensitivity in this range (nulltype resistance bridge or an especially designed
test instrument such as the Barfield Model 2312G). If such instrumentation is not
available, an ohmmeter (Simpson Meter or equivalent) can be used to detect an
open circuit.
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