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1.53.
AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENT WASHING, CLEANING, AND FRESH WATER RINSE
PROCEDURES – continued
Table II.
Cleaning of Specific Areas and Components – continued
Item
No.
Cleaning Procedures
Mixing
Directions
Cleaning Agent or
Compound
& Nomenclature
Type of Soil
Area or Component
9.
Cockpit interior
Dust, dirt
mud, and light
debris
Cleaning
compound
(item 44, App F)
Detergent
(item 71, App F)
1 part cleaner
in 9 parts
water
1 oz. in
1 gallon water
Use brush to loosen mud
or debris on control
pedals, floor, or other
components and vacuum
area. Wipe with cloth
saturated in cleaning
compound (item 44,
App F) or detergent
(item 71, App F) and
follow with cloth wet with
fresh water. Dry with
clean cloth.
10.
Environmental
control ducting
Light debris,
dust, and
grime
Cleaning
compound
(item 44, App F)
Detergent
(item 71, App F)
1 part cleaner
in 9 parts
water
1 oz. in 1
gallon water
Wipe with cloth saturated
in cleaning compound
(item 44, App F) or
detergent (item 71,
App F) and follow with
cloth wet with fresh water.
Dry with clean cloth.
11.
Tailboom interior,
engine, APU and
SDC compartments,
hydraulic manifolds
and gear box
exteriors
Dust, dirt, oil,
and debris
Cleaning
compound
(item 44, App F)
Corrosion
preventive
compound
(item 63, App F)
(structural)
1 part cleaner
in 4 parts
water
Vacuum and then wipe
with cloth wet with
cleaning compound
(item 44, App F). Wipe
with cloth wet with fresh
water. Dry with clean cloth
and spray with corrosion
preventive compound
(item 63, App F) when
area can be ventilated.
12.
Acrylic plastic parts,
instrument faces
(excluding canopies)
Light soil and
smudges
Detergent
(item 71, App F)
Cloth (item 54,
App F)
1 oz. in
1 gallon water
Wipe with cloth saturated
in detergent (item 71,
App F) and follow with
fresh water rinse. Dry with
clean cloth (item 54,
App F).
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