
Maintenance Manual LS8
Issued: December 2009
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Manual valid with the up-to-date cover page only
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0.3 Table of Contents
SectionContent page
0
General .....................................................................................................0-1
0.1
Manual amendments ................................................................................0-1
0.2
List of effective pages..............................................................................0-3
0.3
Table of Contents.....................................................................................0-6
0.4
Airworthiness limitations.........................................................................0-9
0.4.1
Repairs................................................................................................0-9
0.4.2
Life time of the airframe ....................................................................0-9
0.4.3
Life time of equipment and components ...........................................0-9
0.4.4
Service time, maintenance documents of equipment and components
............................................................................................................0-9
1
Description of systems.............................................................................1-1
1.1
Overview..................................................................................................1-1
1.2
Aileron control system (Fuselage).........................................................1-5
1.3
Air brake system ......................................................................................1-6
1.4
Elevator control system............................................................................1-7
1.5
Wing control systems and wing waterballast (only LS8)........................1-8
1.6
Aileron control system wings (LS8-a, LS8-b, LS8-18)...........................1-9
1.7
Rudder control system ...........................................................................1-10
1.8
Main landing gear ..................................................................................1-11
1.9
Fuselage waterballastsystem (LS8) .......................................................1-12
1.10
Fuselage water ballast system (LS8-a, LS8-18) ....................................1-13
1.11
Fuselage water ballast system (LS8-b) ..................................................1-14
1.12
Wing water ballast system (LS8-a from ser. no. 8066 on, LS8-b, LS8-18)
................................................................................................................1-15
1.13
Wing water ballast system with winglet ventilation (only LS8-a up to ser.
no. 8065) ................................................................................................1-16
1.14
Pressure ports .........................................................................................1-18
1.15
Drain orifices .........................................................................................1-18
1.15.1
Drain orifices (LS8, LS8-18, LS8-b) ...............................................1-18
1.15.2
Drain orifices (LS8-a) ......................................................................1-19
1.16
Primary and secondary structure............................................................1-19
2
Mass and balance .....................................................................................2-1
2.1
Weighing procedure.................................................................................2-1
2.2
Calculation of loading limits....................................................................2-2
2.3
Calculation of maximum mass of non-lifting parts .................................2-6
2.3.1
MNLP LS8.........................................................................................2-6
2.3.2
MNLP LS8-a......................................................................................2-8
2.3.3
MNLP LS8-b and LS8-18................................................................2-10
2.4
Empty mass C.G. range .........................................................................2-12