S-61R Pelican/Servicing

SECTION 8. SERVICING

1 General

This section describes the various servicing points for your S61R. Servicing included normal servicing such as topping off of fluids, and refueling the aircraft.

2 Fluids

This section describes all the fluid filler points in the S-61R. Each filler point has a sightglass to see the current fluid level, and a cap you can click to add fluid.

Engine Oil - Sightglass and filler cap located on forward end of each engine. Click cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 10 quarts per engine.	APU Oil - Sightglass and filler cap located on side of the APU unit. Click cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 1.8 quarts	Main Transmission Fluid - Sightglass and filler cap located on the left side of the main transmission. Click cap to add 4 quarts of transmission fluid. Maximum capacity is 44 quarts.	Mid-Transmission Fluid - Sightglass and filler cap located behind access panel at base of vertical stabilizer. Click cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 0.8 quarts.
Tail-Transmission Fluid - Sightglass and filler cap located behind access panel at top of vertical stabilizer. Click cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 1.6 quarts.	Primary and Auxiliary Hydraulic Fluid - Sightglass and filler caps on reservoirs located behind the main transmission. The primary reservoir is on the left, and the auxiliary reservoir is on the right. Click filler cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 1.8 quarts.	Utility Hydraulic Fluid - Sightglass and filler caps on reservoir located behind the main transmission. Click filler cap to add 1 quart of fluid. Maximum capacity is 5.04 quarts.

3 Pressure Bottles

The S-61 contains several pressure bottles which must be at adequate pressure for safe flight. Except for the accumulator, these bottles should be replaced if the pressure is too low.

APU Accumulator - Located on right side of engine compartment behind right-side transmission access door. If indicated pressure is below 3000 psi, use hand pump in cockpit to repressurize.

File:S61-fire-bottle-press.png Fire Extinguisher - Two bottles for the engines and one for the APU are located behind the main transmission. If indicated pressure is below 1000 psi, replace.

Air Bottle - Located on right side of aircraft in engine compartment between engine and transmission access doors. If indicated pressure is below 1500 psi, replace.