PULL lights in the fire control T-handles. Pulling
the fire control T-handle will electrically arm the
extinguisher system and close the fuel firewall shut-
off valve for that particular engine. This will cause
the red light in the PUSH TO EXTINGUISH switch
and the respective red No. 1 FUEL PRESS or No. 2
FUEL PRESS light on the warning annunciator
panel to illuminate. Pressing the lens of the PUSH
TO EXTINGUISH switch (after lifting one side of
its spring-loaded clear plastic guard) will fire the
squib, expelling all the agent in the cylinder at one
time. The respective yellow caution light, No. 1
EXTGH DISCH or No. 2 EXTGH DISCH on the
caution/advisory annunciator panel and the master
fault caution lights on the glareshield will illuminate
and remain illuminated, regardless of the master
switch position, until the squib is replaced.
c. Fire Extinguisher System Test Switch. A
rotary test switch, placarded FIRE PROTECTION
TEST, is located on the copilots subpanel. The test
functions, placarded EXTGH - No. 1 - No. 2, are
arranged on the left side of the switch and provide
a test of the pyrotechnic cartridge circuitry. During
preflight, the pilot should rotate the test switch
through the two positions and verify the illumina-
tion of the green SQUIB OK light on the PUSH TO
EXTINGUISH switch and the corresponding yellow
No. 1 or No. 2 EXTGH DISCH light on the caution/
advisory annunciator panel.
d. Fire Extinguishing System Supply Cylinder
Gages. A gage, calibrated in PSI, is mounted on each
supply cylinder for determining the level of charge
and should be checked during preflight (Table 2-1).
2-27. OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM.
Maximum allowable oil consumption is
one quart per 10 hours of engine opera-
tion.
a. The engine oil tank is integral with the air-
inlet casting located forward of the accessory gear-
box. Oil for propeller operation, lubrication of the
reduction gearbox and engine bearings is supplied
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by an external line from the high pressure pump.
Two scavenge lines return oil to the tank from the
propeller reduction gearbox. A non-congealing exter-
nal oil cooler keeps the engine oil temperature
within the operating limits. The capacity of each
engine oil tank is 2.3 U.S. gallons. The total system
capacity for each engine, which includes the oil tank,
oil cooler, lines, etc., is 3.5 U.S. gallons. The oil
level is indicated by a dipstick attached to the oil
filler cap. Oil grade, specification and servicing
points, are described in Section IX, Servicing the
warning annun.
b.
The oil system of each engine is coupled to
a heat exchanger unit (radiator) of tin-and-tube
design. These exchanger units are the only airframe
mounted part of the oil system and are attached to
the nacelles below the engine air intake. Each heat
exchanger incorporates a thermal bypass which
assists in maintaining oil at the proper temperature
range for engine operation.
2-28. ENGINE CHIP DETECTION SYSTEM.
A magnetic chip detector is installed in the bot-
tom of each engine nose gearbox to warn the pilot of
oil contamination and possible engine failure. The
sensor is an electrically insulated gap immersed in
the oil, functioning as a normally-open switch. If a
large metal chip or a mass of small particles bridge
the detector gap, a circuit is completed, sending a
signal to illuminate a red annunciator panel indica-
tor light placarded No. 1 CHIP DETR or No. 2 CHIP
DETR and the MASTER WARNING lights. Chip
detector circuits are protected by two 5-ampere cir-
cuit breakers, placarded No. 1 CHIP DETR and
No. 2 CHIP DETR on the overhead circuit breaker
panel (fig. 2-26).
2-29. ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM.
a. Description. The basic ignition system con-
sists of a solid state ignition exciter unit, two igniter
plugs, two shielded ignition cables, pilot controlled
IGNITION AND ENGINE START switches and
the ENG AUTO IGN switch. Placing an IGNITION
AND ENGINE START switch to ON (forward) will
cause the respective igniter plugs to spark, igniting
the fuel/air mixture sprayed into the combustion
Table 2-1. Engine Fire Extinguisher Gage Pressure
TEMP °C
-40
-29
-18
-06
04
16
27
38
48
190
220
250
290
340
390
455
525
605
PSI
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
240
275
315
365
420
480
550
635
730
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