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ATA 20 STANDARD PRACTICES

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GENERALITY.
This chapter sets out instructions relative to standard nut and bolt work together with procedures for:
- Line installation,
- Cable checking,
- Bonding,
- Sealing,
- Protective treatment and Paint...
Some principle of repairs, swaging, fixing process and the products and ingredients implementation are described too in this chapter.
Chapter 20-00: General,

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Chapter 20-10: Unit conversion tables.
2 tables give the units conversion for:
- Table 1:
- Length,
- Speed,
- Weight.
- Table 2:
- Force,
- Pressure,
- Volume,
- Momentum,
- Temperature.
Chapter 20-20: Standard practices.
This topic covers the standard practices applied to the aircraft :
- Threaded fasteners,
- Sealing,
- Protective Treatment/ Paint,
- Bonding/ Cementing,
- Bearing, Spherical joints, Ball bearing,
- Control cable system.
Chapter 20-21: Threaded fasteners.
The procedures described in this topic give:
- The threaded fasteners standards,
- Their codification,
- Their tightening torques.
The tightening torques recommended for fuel, hydraulic and air data unions are also given in this topic.
Chapter 20-22 Sealing
The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for sealing standard operations as well as repair of fuel leak in the tanks.
Chapter 20-23: Piping.
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The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for the removal/ installation and the repairs of the pneumatic and hydraulic
lines.
Chapter 20-24: Protective treatment/ Paint.
The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for operating of protective products and procedures of surface treatement.

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Chapter 20-25: Bonding/ Cementing.


The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for operating of different products used in standard maintenance.
Chapter 20-26: Bearing, Ball joints, Ball bearing.
The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for the removal/ installation and replacement of bearings, ball joints and
ball bearings.
Chapter 20-29: Control cables system.
This section gives with the various procedures for cable installation and cables maintenance.
This information contained in this section detail the installation, check, cleaning, and application of protective finishes on control cables are given
too the rejection criteria.

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Chapter 20-31: List of materials required for aircraft service and maintenance.
This topic groups all materials used for aircraft operation, servicing, maintenance, repair and overhaul.
They are classified according to their type:
- 01. Fuel,
- 02. Hydraulic fluids,
- 03. Oils....
- 26. Special material.
Chapter 20-41: Procedures.
The information contained in this section detail the appropriate methods for the removal and installation of some component:
- Electrical bonding,
- ESDS components....

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GENERALITY.
This chapter covers the description, part numbers and installation procedure of electrical equipment installed on aircraft.
The standard practices information available allows all operations and repairs of electrical equipment.
For every kind of equipment, at least 3 types of information are given:
- A description / identification section.
- The corresponding allocation tables.
- A tool identification / allocation table including the basic accomplishment instructions.
Chapter 20-00: General, ATA, NSA, ASN lists.
Chapter 20-10: Safety practices.

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The safety practices define the general rules concerning the technical requirements for operation of items of equipment used on the aircraft, such
as:
- Wires.
- Wires routing.
- Conduits.
- Connections.
- Splices....
Chapter 20-25: Standard tools.
The chapter deals with description, operation and application field of the tools required for removal or installation of items or equipment mounted
on aircraft :
- Wire stripping tools.
- Crimping tools.
- Heat guns.
- Clip insertion extraction tool.
Chapter 20-27: Electrical cables and bundles.
The chapter covers the standards processes used to repair electrical cables and bundles:
- Testing of crimped joints.
- Contact insertion/ Extraction tools.
- Installation of back shell.
- Electrical cable twisting.
- Electrical cable binding.
- Repairs of electrical cables.
- Harpoon-tie, fairlead and retainer.
Chapter 20-28: Electrical bonding.
The various sections dealt with in this chapter are as follows:
- The primary bonding with all structure conducting parts which may have to collect high energies caused by lightning or clouds through which
the aircraft flies.
- The secondary bonding which include the other cases of conductibility related to electrical potentials circulating in the aircraft and especially
the following:
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- Current return through aircraft ground return.
- Electrostatic potential circulation.
- Grounding of various shielding.
- Electrostatic potential discharging.
- Grounding of the aircraft.
- Protective grounding against electric shock in case of defective insulation.
- Main bonding types involved and their use.
Chapter 20-40: Identification.
Components identification:
- Components on panels and racks.
- Equipment on cable bundles.
- Pressure seal, splice and diode.
- Component connectors and functional designation.
Identification of wires:
- Wires.
- Sleeves.
Chapter 20-41: Electrical cables identification.
This chapter concerns identification of:
- Wire part number identification,
- Wire type and gauges.

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Chapter 20-42: sleeves identification.


This chapter concerns description, installation and identification of:
- Sleeves,
- Cap,
- Ferrules,
used on aircraft.
Chapter 20-43: Splices and pressure seals.
This chapter concerns description, installation and identification of:
- Splices,

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- Pressure seals,
used on aircraft.
Chapter 20-44: Terminal blocks and grounding module.
This chapter concerns description, installation and identification of:
- Circular connectors,
- Rectangular connectors,
- Coaxial connectors,
- Terminal blocks,
- Grounding module,
used on aircraft.
Chapter 20-45: Direct component connection.
This chapter concerns:
- Direct component connection,
- Relay bases,
- Relay installed,
on aircraft.
Chapter 20-48: Description of terminals.
This section covers the description of the terminals installed on aircraft.
Chapter 20-60: Routing.
This section give instruction for:
- Lay-out of bundles,
- Routing in the structure and equipment,
- Routing along piping,
- Maintenance,
- Bending radius.

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