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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 29.1023 

to be suitable for the particular instal-
lation. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–10, 39 FR 35462, Oct. 1, 
1974] 

§ 29.1015

Oil tank tests. 

Each oil tank must be designed and 

installed so that— 

(a) It can withstand, without failure, 

any vibration, inertia, and fluid loads 
to which it may be subjected in oper-
ation; and 

(b) It meets the requirements of 

§ 29.965, except that instead of the pres-
sure specified in § 29.965(b)— 

(1) For pressurized tanks used with a 

turbine engine, the test pressure may 
not be less than 5 p.s.i. plus the max-
imum operating pressure of the tank; 
and 

(2) For all other tanks, the test pres-

sure may not be less than 5 p.s.i. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–10, 39 FR 35462, Oct. 1, 
1974] 

§ 29.1017

Oil lines and fittings. 

(a) Each oil line must meet the re-

quirements of § 29.993. 

(b) Breather lines must be arranged 

so that— 

(1) Condensed water vapor that might 

freeze and obstruct the line cannot ac-
cumulate at any point; 

(2) The breather discharge will not 

constitute a fire hazard if foaming oc-
curs, or cause emitted oil to strike the 
pilot’s windshield; and 

(3) The breather does not discharge 

into the engine air induction system. 

§ 29.1019

Oil strainer or filter. 

(a) Each turbine engine installation 

must incorporate an oil strainer or fil-
ter through which all of the engine oil 
flows and which meets the following re-
quirements: 

(1) Each oil strainer or filter that has 

a bypass must be constructed and in-
stalled so that oil will flow at the nor-
mal rate through the rest of the sys-
tem with the strainer or filter com-
pletely blocked. 

(2) The oil strainer or filter must 

have the capacity (with respect to op-
erating limitations established for the 
engine) to ensure that engine oil sys-
tem functioning is not impaired when 

the oil is contaminated to a degree 
(with respect to particle size and den-
sity) that is greater than that estab-
lished for the engine under Part 33 of 
this chapter. 

(3) The oil strainer or filter, unless it 

is installed at an oil tank outlet, must 
incorporate a means to indicate con-
tamination before it reaches the capac-
ity established in accordance with 
paragraph (a)(2) of this section. 

(4) The bypass of a strainer or filter 

must be constructed and installed so 
that the release of collected contami-
nants is minimized by appropriate lo-
cation of the bypass to ensure that col-
lected contaminants are not in the by-
pass flow path. 

(5) An oil strainer or filter that has 

no bypass, except one that is installed 
at an oil tank outlet, must have a 
means to connect it to the warning 
system required in § 29.1305(a)(19). 

(b) Each oil strainer or filter in a 

powerplant installation using recipro-
cating engines must be constructed and 
installed so that oil will flow at the 
normal rate through the rest of the 
system with the strainer or filter ele-
ment completely blocked. 

[Amdt. 29–10, 39 FR 35463, Oct. 1, 1974, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–22, 49 FR 6850, Feb. 23, 
1984; Amdt. 29–26, 53 FR 34218, Sept. 2, 1988; 
Amdt. 29–59, 88 FR 8739, Feb. 10, 2023] 

§ 29.1021

Oil system drains. 

A drain (or drains) must be provided 

to allow safe drainage of the oil sys-
tem. Each drain must— 

(a) Be accessible; and 
(b) Have manual or automatic means 

for positive locking in the closed posi-
tion. 

[Amdt. 29–22, 49 FR 6850, Feb. 23, 1984] 

§ 29.1023

Oil radiators. 

(a) Each oil radiator must be able to 

withstand any vibration, inertia, and 
oil pressure loads to which it would be 
subjected in operation. 

(b) Each oil radiator air duct must be 

located, or equipped, so that, in case of 
fire, and with the airflow as it would be 
with and without the engine operating, 
flames cannot directly strike the radi-
ator. 

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