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ENGINECLEANING/PAINTING
1.

Cleaning.
CAUTION:

NOTE:

A.

ENGINE THERMOCOUPLES SHOULD NEVER BE IMMERSED OR SPRAYED WITH

CLEANING SOLVENTS. LIQUID CLEANING SOLVENTS WILL PENETRATE THE
POROUS MAGNESIUM OXIDE INSULATION. ENGINE HEAT WILL VAPORIZE THE
SOLVENTS LEAVING A RESIDUE CONTAINING CARBON WHICH CAUSES A LOW
RESISTANCE TO GROUND.

Even though RollsRoyce has approved the following cleaners for use with RollsRoyce
engines, RollsRoyce assumes no liability for injury to personnel or the environment by their
use.

General.
Use care in separating metals for cleaning. Cleaners for steel will damage nonferrous parts.
WARNING: MINERAL SPIRITS IS TOXIC. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR PERSONNEL USING IT.
(1)

Mineral spirits is the cleaning solvent recommended for nonferrous parts. Do not use rust
preventives on magnesium and aluminum parts.

(2)

Clean aluminumcoated steel parts with carbon removal compound (Gunk Chicago Co.,
Gunk Hydroseal Decarbonizer, or equivalent). Rinse the parts with water and dry with an
air blast.

(3)

Clean steel parts with cresol base cleaning compound (Turco Products Inc., Formula 3097,
or equivalent). Rinse the parts thoroughly with hot water. Coat parts with a compound
made of one part of rust preventive (Cities Service AntiCorrode 204, or equivalent) and
three parts oil (Atlantic Refining Co. 31100, or equivalent).
NOTE:

2.

Do not allow bearings to spin during drying after the cleaning operation. Lubricate the cleaned bearings lightly with engine oil and wrap to keep clean while
waiting for engine assembly.

Corrosion Treatment and Surface Finish Repair

Make repair of corrosion and surface finish damage as follows:
A.

Touch up damaged paint on magnesium alloy parts with engine gray enamel (AMS 2510).

B.

On aluminumalloy parts which were originally painted without anodizing, touch up reworked
areas with zincchromate primer (AMS 3110), then repaint.

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C.

On aluminumalloy parts which were originally anodized, clean damaged areas with mineral spirits and rinse the part with water. Treat the damaged area with chemical film. (ChemRite A22 or
equivalent manufactured by M and T Chemicals, Inc., Matawan, N.J.). As an alternate use chromic acid. If the coating is soft and powdery, the solution is too strong or the reaction time is too
long; dilute the solution with water. If little or no visible coating forms, increase either the solution
concentration or the reaction time.

D.

Use the following procedure on aluminumcoated steel parts. Apply corrosionpreventive paint
only forward of the turbine unit; the surface heat of the engine aft of the gearbox will destroy the
paint.
(1)

Clean the damaged surface with perchlorethylene and let dry five to ten minutes; clean all
welds with a stainlesssteel brush.

(2)

Mask all vent holes.

(3)

Paint all surfaces with heatresisting aluminum paint (Lankote P/N 620 or equivalent,
made by J. Landau Co., N.Y.). Apply and let dry for one hour.
NOTE:

E.

3.

Do not paint compressor case vanes.

Use the following corrosion treatment procedure for repair of the finish on the scroll and compressor vane bands.
(1)

Clean the area to be touched up with perchlorethylene, acetone, or alcohol and allow to air
dry for 5 10 minutes.

(2)

Sand an area slightly larger than the damaged area; feather out edges.

(3)

Reclean area and dry with filtered, compressed air.

(4)

Paint surface with SermeTel 196 paint, Teleflex, Inc., P. O. Box 218, North Wales, Pennsylvania. Air dry for at least one hour.

(5)

Apply a second coat and air dry for 72 hours.

Galvanic Corrosion Protection

A.

Specific engine areas shall be protected against galvanic corrosion by a protective paint seal covering joints between dissimilar materials. The protective paint must be applied to the specified
area after the units are assembled when the area is accessible and not affected by subsequent
disassembly or loosening of affected parts. If it becomes necessary to disturb an original paint
seal, that area shall be resealed with paint.

B.

Specific areas requiring protective paint (areas joining dissimilar metals) are as follows:
CAUTION:
(1)

KEEP PAINT OFF THE COMPRESSOR MOUNTING INSERT FACE.

Rear diffusertogearbox mounting pads.

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PARA 3.B. (cont)

C.

D.

4.

(2)

All fittings and steel bushings except plastic shipping plugs.

(3)

At steel accessory cover plates shipped on pads. Paint attachment fasteners and interface
splitline after cover plate installation (splitlines for plates with gaskets excluded).

(4)

Splitline washers and/or studs and mounting bolts attaching engine mounting brackets.

(5)

Around magnetic drain plugs and their inserts after plug installation.

(6)

Torquemeter support shaft nuts at interface splitlines after nut installation.

(7)

Turbine assembly mounting pads on gearbox cover.

(8)

Gearbox cover mounting face provided for the turbine. Paint the depressed (fireshield)
area bounded by the four adjacent turbine mounting bosses.

Use the following paint, or equivalent, for galvanic corrosion protection:

(1)

Actithane WC100 (Saran Chemical Co., Detroit, Mich.)

(2)

Actithane Thinner H251 (Saran Chemical Co., Detroit, Mich.)

Clean, paint, and cure the area requiring protection as follows:

(1)

Immediately before application of paint, thoroughly clean the area using acetone, methylethylketone, or toluene. Do not handle the area with bare hands or soiled gloves during or
after cleaning.

(2)

Apply paint by spray or brush. Air dry for 30 minutes. Flow a continuous film of paint at
the interface area of all dissimilar metals so that the area is completely sealed against
moisture. This applies to all areas not previously protected and/or to areas on which a previously applied film should need repair.

Fire Extinguisher Material (Cleaning)

In the event that fire extinguisher material is used on engines, Table 701 provides cleaning instructions
after use of different extinguisher materials.

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Cleaning Engine After Using Extinguisher Material
Follow on or Final Cleaning
Requirement

Extinguisher Material

Immediate Action

1.

Water rinse to remove residue.

Steam clean if required on external
surfaces. If ingested perform compressor cleaning, para 6., 723000.

Same as immediate action.

Same as immediate action.

Milspec: OF555C
Animal Protein

2.

Detergent Foam

Water rinse to remove residue.

Steam clean if required on external
surfaces. If ingested perform water
rinse, para 6.A., 723000.

3.

Milspec: MilF22287A
Dry chemical PKP
Chemical Composition:
Potassium Bicarbonate
covered with silicone.
Methyl Polysilidoxane to
prevent absorption of moisture.

WARNING: USE WITH ADEQUATE External surfaces can be

cleaned of glaze by using mixVENTILATION.
ture of 60% isopropyl and 40%
isobutyl alcohol then steam
Remove as much loose powder as
possible using either vacuum tools or clean.
compressed air at 30 psig. If PKP
has been ingested use mixture of
60% isopropyl and 40% isobutyl
alcohol injected or sprayed into compressor inlet while motoring on
starter (cold engine) followed by
water rinse, para 6.A., 723000.

4.

MilSpec: MILB38741

WARNING: DO NOT BREATH

EXHAUST FUMES.

There is no residue from the

Halon 1211.

Halon 1211
Chemical Composition:
Bromochlorodifluoromethane CF2ClBr

At ambient temperature below 25F

(4C), start engine and run idle for 5
to 10 minutes to evaporate all liquid.
Above 25F (4C), no action is
required except that to accelerate
evaporation, i.e., running engine at
idle.
If starting of the engine is not possible, provide heat from an external
source to evaporate the Halon 1211.

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Cleaning Engine After Using Extinguisher Material (cont)
Follow on or Final Cleaning
Requirement

Extinguisher Material

Immediate Action

5.

WARNING: USE WITH ADEQUATE Accomplish liquid cleaning

VENTILATION.
upon return to home station.

MilSpec: MILB49394D
Halon 1011
Note: Engine internal
Chemical Composition:
Bromochloromethane
CH2BrCl

Clean externally and internally as

If aircraft was flying when the
much as possible with a mixture of
agent was applied by the fixed
fire extinguisher system, no
60% isopropyl and 40% isobutyl
alcohol. PD680 Type II is accept- further action is required. If
able as an alternate agent for exter- the airplane was on the
ground when applied, as soon
nal cleaning.
as the engine can be operated
Steam clean the exterior. Start
engine and run at ground idle for five and the inlet has been
inspected, the engine should
minutes.
be motored for one minute
then started and operated at
Note: When steam cleaning is not
ground idle for five minutes.
available the following procedure is
recommended. Clean and neutralize No further action is required
all exterior surfaces. Wash all wetted as a result of usage of fire
extinguisher agents.
surfaces with a rag saturated with
solvent Spec PD680 Type II. Wash
Halon 1011 is not soluble.
this with 10% solution of Sodium
Bicarbonate, Spec OS 576.
Residue material can be
removed with alcohol mixture.
Note: If engine was static when the
agent was applied to the inlet duct or
oil cooler, these should be cleaned
the same as exterior surfaces.

6.

MILSpec: MILB12218B

No action required.

No action required. Halon

1301 will not leave a residue.

Halon 1301
Chemical Composition:
Bromotrifluoromethane
CF3Br
7.

Mil Spec: BBC101B

Carbon Dioxide CO2
(gas)

No action required.

No clean up required.

8.

Light Water *
Foam

Water rinse to remove residue.

Steam clean if required on external
surfaces. If ingested, perform water
rinse, para 6.A., 723000.

Same as immediate action.

*Registered Trademark
of 3M Company.

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