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CABIN DOOR SEAL are not in use and are held tightly against the
wing. Vacuum pressure is overcome by pneumatic
The entrance door to the cabin and the escape pressure when the boots are inflated.
hatch uses air from the pneumatic system to
inflate the seals after the airplane lifts off the Each wing has a leading-edge boot. The horizontal
ground. Pneumatic air is tapped off the manifold section of the tail has boots on the left and right
downstream of the 18 psi pressure regulator. The segments of the horizontal stabilizer and on the
regulated air then passes through a 4 psi regulator vertical stabilizer.
and to the normally-open valve that is controlled
by the left landing gear safety switch. When the The surface deice system removes ice
airplane lifts off, the landing gear switch opens accumulations from the leading edges of
the valve to the door and hatch seals, and the the wings and stabilizers. Ice is removed by
seals inflate. alternately inflating and deflating the deice boots
(Figure 9-5). Pressure-regulated bleed air from
the engines supplies pressure to inflate the boots.
SURFACE DEICE A venturi ejector, operated by bleed air, creates
SYSTEM a vacuum to deflate the boots and hold them
down while not in use. To assure operation of
The leading edges of the wings and horizontal the system in the event of failure of one engine,
stabilizer are protected against an accumulation a check valve is incorporated in the bleed-air
of ice buildup (Figure 9-4). Inflatable boots line from each engine to prevent loss of pressure
attached to these surfaces are inflated when through the compressor of the inoperative engine.
necessary by pneumatic pressure to break away Inflation and deflation phases are controlled by a
the ice accumulation, and are deflated by vacuum. distributor valve.
The vacuum is always supplied while the boots
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Figure 9-4. Surface Deice Boot Installation
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PRESSURE OR VACUUM
PRESSURE LINES
VACUUM LINES
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Figure 9-5. Surface Deice System Diagram
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A three-position switch in the ICE PROTECTION Electrical power to the boot system is required
group on the pilot’s subpanel, placarded for the control valve to inflate the boots in either
SURFACE DEICE–SINGLE–OFF MANUAL, single-cycle or manual operation. With a loss of
controls the deicing operation (Figure 9-6). The this power, the vacuum will hold them tightly
switch is spring-loaded to return to the OFF against the leading edge.
position from SINGLE or MANUAL. When the
SINGLE position is selected, the distributor valve A single circuit breaker on the copilot’s side panel,
opens to inflate the boots. After an inflation period receiving power from the center bus, supplies the
of approximately seven seconds, an electronic electrical operation of both boot systems. Should
timer switches the distributor to deflate the boots. the timer fail in the inflated position, the surface
When these boots have inflated and deflated, the deice circuit breaker may be used as a manual
cycle is complete. On LJ1138 and after, the wings control. Pull the circuit breaker out to deflate the
and tail inflate separately. The wings inflate for boots, and push in to inflate them. Treat the circuit
six seconds then the tail inflates for four seconds. breaker as a manual control.
When the switch is held in the MANUAL For most effective deicing operation, allow at
position, all the boots will inflate simultaneously least 1/2 inch of ice to form before attempting ice
and remain inflated until the switch is released. removal. Very thin ice may crack and cling to the
The switch will return to the OFF position when boots instead of shedding. Subsequent cyclings
released. After the cycle, the boots will remain of the boots will then have a tendency to build up
in the vacuum hold-down condition until again a shell of ice outside the contour of the leading
actuated by the switch. edge, thus making ice removal efforts ineffective.
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Figure 9-6. Surface Deice Controls
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