User's Manual
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
TCAS 3000 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
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Page 9−1
15 Dec 2005
CLEANING/PAINTING
1. General
While the TCAS 3000 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System is installed in the aircraft,
cleaning is limited to the procedures given below. Painting and more extensive cleaning
should be done during shop maintenance when the LRUs can be disassembled. Detailed
instructions are given in each applicable component−level maintenance manual.
2. Equipment and Materials
WARNING: BEFORE YOU USE A MATERIAL, REFER TO THE MANUFACTURERS’ MATERIAL
SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR SAFETY INFORMATION. SOME MATERIALS CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
Table 9−1 gives the equipment and materials required for cleaning and painting.
Table 9−1. Equipment and Materials
Name Description Source
Abrasive paper No. 600, nonconductive abrasive Optional source
Air supply Air ionizing nozzle gun
attachment for compressed air
(20 psi)
Optional source
Cleaning brush Soft, natural−bristle
(camel’s hair)
Optional source
Glass cleaner Ammoniated Optional source
Lens tissue Non−linting Optional source
Sandpaper Grit sizes 220 and 400 Optional source
AMN 110C878 Catalyst, polyurethane — No.
V66V44(−4)
Sherwin−Williams Co,
Cleveland, OH
AMN 110C978 Reducer, polyurethane — No.
R7K84
Sherwin−Williams Co,
Cleveland, OH
AMN 1130778 Solvent — Isopropyl alcohol
(99%), semigrade
Optional source
AMN 6008676 Lint free cloth — Bluewipes, No.
TX512
Texwipe Co,
Upper Saddle River, NJ