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4. Example of application to a brake assembly
4.1 Brake system description
As the precise technical information on the hydraulic braking system technology used on a Douglas DC-10 aircraft selected by Nowlan and Heap in their report is no longer up to date, the braking system of a Boeing 737 aircraft using virtually identical technology has been taken as an example. Figure 7 shows the components of a main landing gear braking system (excluding external hydraulic lines). The disc brake system comprises 3 rotors and 4 stators. 8 hydraulically actuated pistons apply pressure to the rotors. Friction applied to the stators' pads then performs the required braking functions.
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Example of application to a brake assembly
Bibliography
Websites
Aircraft Landing Gear System http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/amt_airframe_handbook/media/ama_Ch13.pdf (page consulted on January 15, 2015)
Standards and norms
- Maintenance – Maintenance terminology - EN-13306 - 2010
- ATA, 747 maintenance steering group, handbook : maintenance evaluation and program development, Air Transport Association - MSG-1 - 1968
- ATA, Airline/manufacturer maintenance program planning document : MSG-2, Air Transport Association - MSG-2 - 1970
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