ATR72 PROPELLER BALANCING

DTX ENGINEERING
 KEY FACTORS COMPUTATION PROCESS
METHODS
• MATERIALS
• VARIABLES
• LIMITS AUTOCAD

MS EXCEL
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MATERIALS
• Weighing Scale – Capable of weighing 0 – 350 grams
• Balance Weight – Made up of Bolt/Screw, Washer, and nut
• Vibrex Chest – Used to measure Propeller Vibration
VARIABLES
COMPUTATION
PROCESS
METHODS

• IPS – inch per second, unit of vibration level AMM

• ANGLE – used for plotting balance weight location

LIMITS
• Balance weight – Max. of 6 screws each for Dome and
_____________________.Bulkhead, max. 9 washers per screw.
• IPS Value – Below 0.2 IPS (recommended), less than 1 IPS
______________.to release A/C for next commercial flight
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MS EXCEL

KEY FACTORS PROCESS

• MATERIALS CLICK AFTER

• VARIABLES REQUIRED DATA HAS
• LIMITS BEEN FILLED-UP
• Fill white cells with values
from Vibrex Reading
Recommended/calculated
• Fill Minimum and Maximum weights for screws and
washers with
weight for the Screws and
corresponding locations
washers (max. weight for displayed after clicking
screw + washers is approx 90 “Calculate”
grams)
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MS EXCEL

SCREW + WASHERS WEIGHT AND

CORRESPONDING LOCATIONS ARE
DISPLAYED AS PER COMPUTATION.

PROVIDE TO MECHANIC FOR BALANCE

WEIGHT INSTALLATION AND RE-RUN OF
VIBRATION MEASUREMENT
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AUTOCAD
To be used for checking or if errors exist in the Automated Excel file computation

INPUT VALUES OF VIBREX

READING ON BACKUP EXCEL
FILE FOR IPS AND PHASE ANGLE
IN ORDER TO DISPLAY THE
RESULTANT WEIGHT TO BE
ADDED AND PHASE ANGLE
CONVERSION TO DEGREES
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AUTOCAD

FIG 1

FIG 2

CREATE A LINE FROM THE CENTER OF THE
FIGURE REPRESENTING EITHER THE DOME
OR BULKHEAD.
WEIGHT = LINE LENGTH
PHASE ANGLE = LINE ANGLE
COPY THE FIGURE AND PLACE THE CENTER
OF THE COPY TO THE ENDPOINT OF THE
CREATED LINE.
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FIG 1

FIG 2

FROM THE CENTER OF THE COPIED FIGURE, FIND A
LETTER DESIGNATION THAT WOULD INTERSECT
WITH THE FIRST FIGURE
IN THIS CASE, FIGURE 2 LINE ‘H’ INTERSECTS WITH
FIGURE 1 LINE ‘A’.
- CREATE A LINE FROM FIG. 2 LINE ‘H’ TO FIG. 1
LINE ‘A’.
- FROM FIG.1 LINE ‘A’, CREATE A LINE TO FORM A
TRIANGLE.
TRANSFER FIG. 2 TO THE INITIAL INTERSECTING
POINT OF FIG. 1 AND FIG. 2.
NOTICE IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO THAT THE ‘WHITE
LINES’ ARE COLLINEAR WITH FIG. 1 ‘A’ AND FIG. 2
‘P’, RESPECTIVELY.
THE LENGTH MEASUREMENTS OF THE SAID WHITE
LINES CORRESPOND TO THE WEIGHT TO BE ADDED
ON THE LOCATION IN THE DOME/BULKHEAD
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AUTOCAD
COMPARISON WITH AUTOMATED WEIGHT COMPUTATION

KEY FACTORS PROCESS

• MATERIALS
• VARIABLES
• LIMITS

FOR THE DOME AREA, PLACE SCREW AND WASHER WEIGHING 14.23 GRAMS ON AREA ‘P’ AND 49.11 GRAMS ON AREA ‘A’

REPEAT SAME PROCESS IN AUTOCAD FOR BULKHEAD AREA

 PROCESS
- Review correct reference (ATR72 Line Maintenance - Adjustment of Propeller Dynamic
Balancing/Manual Procedure with Vibrex Chest (Aircraft on Ground) – Check for Aircraft
applicability and ensure manual being used was provided by involved customer

- Coordinate with AMD personnel for the initial Propeller Vibration Measurement. Check if the
measurements are within the specified limits given in the Manual.

KEY FACTORS COMPUTATION - Input values in the Automated Excel File for initial computation. If deemed necessary, use
METHODS
• MATERIALS Autocad Method to re-check Resultant Weights to be added to the Dome and Bulkhead.
• VARIABLES
• LIMITS
- Once results are verified, coordinate with AMD to install balance weights on the corresponding
areas in the Dome and Bulkhead.

- After Balance Weight installation, be on standby and wait for AMD personnel feedback if the
Propeller Vibration Measurements improve and are within specified limits.