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ENGINECLEANING/PAINTING
1. Cleaning
CAUTION: ENGINE THERMOCOUPLES SHOULD NEVER BE IMMERSED OR SPRAYED WITH
CLEANING SOLVENTS. LIQUID CLEANING SOLVENTS WILL PENETRATE THE
POROUS MAGNESIUM OXIDE INSULATION. ENGINE HEAT WILL VAPORIZE THE
SOLVENTS LEAVING A RESIDUE CONTAINING CARBON WHICH CAUSES A LOW
RESISTANCE TO GROUND.
A. General
NOTE: Even though RollsRoyce has approved the following cleaners for use with RollsRoyce
engines, RollsRoyce assumes no liability for injury to personnel or the environment by
their use.
Use care in separating metals for cleaning. Cleaners for steel will damage nonferrous parts.
WARNING: MINERAL SPIRITS IS TOXIC. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR
PERSONNEL USING IT.
(1) Mineral spirits is the cleaning solvent recommended for nonferrous parts. Do not use rust
preventives on magnesium and aluminum parts.
(2) Clean aluminumcoated steel parts with carbon removal compound (Gunk Chicago Co., Gunk
Hydroseal Decarbonizer, or equivalent). Rinse the parts with water and dry with an air blast.
(3) Clean steel parts with cresol base cleaning compound (Turco Products Inc., Formula 3097, or
equivalent). Rinse the parts thoroughly with hot water. Coat parts with a compound made of
one part of rust preventive (Cities Service AntiCorrode 204, or equivalent) and three parts oil
(Atlantic Refining Co. 31100, or equivalent).
NOTE: Do not allow bearings to spin during drying after the cleaning operation. Lubricate
the cleaned bearings lightly with engine oil and wrap to keep clean while waiting for
engine assembly.
2. Corrosion Treatment and Surface Finish Repair
Make repair of corrosion and surface finish damage as follows:
A. Touch up damaged paint on magnesium alloy parts with engine gray enamel (AMS 2510).
B. On aluminumalloy parts which were originally painted without anodizing, touch up reworked areas
with zincchromate primer (AMS 3110), then repaint.
C. On aluminumalloy parts which were originally anodized, clean damaged areas with mineral spirits
and rinse the part with water. Treat the damaged area with chemical film. (ChemRite A22 or
equivalent manufactured by M and T Chemicals, Inc., Matawan, N.J.). As an alternate use chromic
acid. If the coating is soft and powdery, the solution is too strong or the reaction time is too long;
dilute the solution with water. If little or no visible coating forms, increase either the solution
concentration or the reaction time.
D. Use the following procedure on aluminumcoated steel parts. Apply corrosionpreventive paint
only forward of the turbine unit; the surface heat of the engine aft of the gearbox will destroy the
paint.
(1) Clean the damaged surface with perchlorethylene and let dry five to ten minutes; clean all
welds with a stainlesssteel brush.
(2) Mask all vent holes.
(3) Paint all surfaces with heatresisting aluminum paint (Lankote P/N 620 or equivalent, made by
J. Landau Co., N.Y.). Apply and let dry for one hour.
NOTE: Do not paint compressor case vanes.

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E. Use the following corrosion treatment procedure for repair of the finish on the scroll and compressor
vane hands.
(1) Clean the area to be touched up with perchlorethylene, acetone, or alcohol and allow to air dry
for 5 10 minutes.
(2) Sand an area slightly larger than the damaged area; feather out edges.
(3) Clean the area and dry with filtered, compressed air.
(4) Paint surface with SermeTel 196 paint, Teleflex, Inc., P. O. Box 218, North Wales,
Pennsylvania. Air dry for at least one hour.
(5) Apply a second coat and air dry for 72 hours.
3. Galvanic Corrosion Protection
A. Specific engine areas shall be protected against galvanic corrosion by a protective paint seal
covering joints between dissimilar materials. The protective paint must be applied to the specified
area after the units are assembled when the area is accessible and not affected by subsequent
disassembly or loosening of affected parts. If it becomes necessary to disturb an original paint
seal, that area must be sealed with paint.
CAUTION: KEEP PAINT OFF THE COMPRESSOR MOUNTING INSERT FACE.
B. Specific areas requiring protective paint (areas joining dissimilar metals) are as follows:
(1) Rear diffusertogearbox mounting pads.
(2) All fittings and steel bushings except plastic shipping plugs.
(3) At steel accessory cover plates shipped on pads. Paint attachment fasteners and interface
splitline after cover plate installation (splitlines for plates with gaskets excluded).
(4) Splitline washers and/or studs and mounting bolts attaching engine mounting brackets.
(5) Around magnetic drain plugs and their inserts after plug installation.
(6) Torquemeter support shaft nuts at interface splitlines after nut installation.
(7) Turbine assembly mounting pads on gearbox cover.
(8) Gearbox cover mounting face provided for the turbine. Paint the depressed (fireshield) area
bounded by the four adjacent turbine mounting bosses.
C. Use the following paint, or equivalent, for galvanic corrosion protection:
(1) Actithane WC100 (Saran Chemical Co., Detroit, Mich.)
(2) Actithane Thinner H251 (Saran Chemical Co., Detroit, Mich.)
D. Clean, paint, and cure the area requiring protection as follows:
(1) Immediately before application of paint, thoroughly clean the area using acetone,
methylethylketone, or toluene. Do not handle the area with bare hands or soiled gloves during
or after cleaning.
(2) Apply paint by spray or brush. Air dry for 30 minutes. Flow a continuous film of paint at the
interface area of all dissimilar metals so that the area is completely sealed against moisture.
This applies to all areas not previously protected and/or to areas on which a previously applied
film should need repair.
4. Fire Extinguisher Material (Cleaning)
In the event that fire extinguisher material is used on engines, Table 701 provides cleaning instructions
after use of different extinguisher materials.

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Table 701

Cleaning Engine After Using Extinguisher Material

Follow on or
Extinguisher Immediate Final Cleaning
Material Action Requirement

1. Milspec: OF555C Water rinse to remove residue. Same as immediate action.

Steam clean if required on external
Animal Protein surfaces. If ingested perform com-
pressor cleaning, para 6., 723000.

2. Detergent Foam Water rinse to remove residue. Steam Same as immediate action.
clean if required on external surfaces.
If ingested perform water rinse, para
6.A., 723000.

3. Milspec: MilF22287A WARNING: USE WITH ADEQUATE External surfaces can be

Dry chemical PKP
Chemical Composition:
Potassium Bicarbonate
covered with silicone.
Methyl Polysilidoxane to compressed air at 30 psig. If PKP has
prevent absorption of
moisture.
VENTILATION cleaned of glaze by using mix-
ture of 60% isopropyl and 40%
isobutyl alcohol then steam
Remove as much loose powder as clean.
possible using either vacuum tools or
been ingested use mixture of 60% iso-
propyl and 40% isobutyl alcohol in-
jected or sprayed into compressor in-
let while motoring on starter (cold en-
gine) followed by water rinse, para
6.A., 723000.

4. MilSpec: MilB38741 WARNING: DO NOT BREATH There is no residue from the

Halon 1211 EXHAUST FUMES. Halon 1211.

Chemical Composition: At ambient temperature below 25F

Bromochlorodi Fluro (4C), start engine and run idle for 5
methane to 10 minutes to evaporate all liquid.
CF2ClBr
Above 25F (4C), no action is re-
quired except that to accelerate evap-
oration, i.e., running engine at idle.

If starting of the engine is not possible,

provide heat from an external source
to evaporate the Halon 1211.

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Table 701 (cont)

Follow on or
Extinguisher Immediate Final Cleaning
Material Action Requirement

5. MilSpec: MILB49394D WARNING: USE WITH ADEQUATE Accomplish liquid cleaning

VENTILATION upon return to home station.
Halon 1011

Note: Engine internal

Chemical Composition: Clean externally and internally as
Bromo chloromethane much as possible with a mixture of
CH2BrCl 60% isopropyl and 40% isobutyl alco-
hol. PD680 Type II is acceptable as
an alternate agent for external clean-
ing. Steam clean the exterior. Start
engine and run at ground idle for five
minutes.
Note: When steam cleaning is not
available the following procedure is
recommended. Clean and neutralize
all exterior surfaces. Wash all wetted
surfaces with a rag saturated with sol-
vent Spec PD680 Type II. Wash
this with 10% solution of Sodium Bi-
carbonate, Spec OS 576 Allow solu-
tion to remain on surfaces until bub-
bling stops. Wipe solution, rinse with
water and dry.
If airplane was flying when the
agent was applied by the fixed
fire extinguisher system, no
further action is required. If
the airplane was on the
ground when applied, as soon
as the engine can be operated
and the inlet has been in-
spected, the engine should be
motored for one minute then
started and operated at
ground idle for five minutes.
No further action is required
as a result of usage of fire ex-
tinguisher agents.
Halon 1011 is not soluble.
Residue material can be re-
moved with alcohol mixture.

Note: If engine was static when the

agent was applied to the inlet duct or
oil cooler, these should be cleaned the
same as exterior surfaces.

6. MILSpec: No action required. No action required. Halon

MILB12218B 1301 will not leave a residue.

Halon 1301

Chemical Composition:
Bromotrifluoromethane
CF3Br

7. Mil Spec: BBC101B No action required. No clean up required.

Carbon Dioxide CO2 (gas)

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Table 701 (cont)

Follow on or
Extinguisher Immediate Final Cleaning
Material Action Requirement

8. Light Water * Water rinse to remove residue. Steam Same as immediate action.
Foam clean if required on external surfaces.
If ingested, perform water rinse, para
6.A., 723000.

*Registered Trademark of 3M Company

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