(a) Instruments and instrument lines. (1) Each powerplant and
auxiliary power unit instrument line must meet the requirements of
§§29.993 and 29.1183.
(2) Each line carrying flammable fluids under pressure must --
(i) Have restricting orifices or other safety devices at the source of
pressure to prevent the escape of excessive fluid if the line fails; and
(ii) Be installed and located so that the escape of fluids would not
create a hazard.
(3) Each powerplant and auxiliary power unit instrument that utilizes
flammable fluids must be installed and located so that the escape of fluid
would not create a hazard.
(b) Fuel quantity indicator. There must be means to indicate to
the flight crew members the quantity, in gallons or equivalent units, of
usable fuel in each tank during flight. In addition --
(1) Each fuel quantity indicator must be calibrated to read "zero"
during level flight when the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank is
equal to the unusable fuel supply determined under §29.959;
(2) When two or more tanks are closely interconnected by a gravity feed
system and vented, and when it is impossible to feed from each tank
separately, at least one fuel quantity indicator must be installed;
(3) Tanks with interconnected outlets and airspaces may be treated as
one tank and need not have separate indicators; and
(4) Each exposed sight gauge used as a fuel quantity indicator must be
protected against damage.
(c) Fuel flowmeter system. If a fuel flowmeter system is
installed, each metering component must have a means for bypassing the
fuel supply if malfunction of that component severely restricts fuel flow.
(d) Oil quantity indicator. There must be a stick gauge or
equivalent means to indicate the quantity of oil --
(1) In each tank; and
(2) In each transmission gearbox.
(e) Rotor drive system transmissions and gearboxes utilizing
ferromagnetic materials must be equipped with chip detectors designed to
indicate the presence of ferromagnetic particles resulting from damage or
excessive wear within the transmission or gearbox. Each chip detector must
--
(1) Be designed to provide a signal to the indicator required by
§29.1305(a)(22); and
(2) Be provided with a means to allow crewmembers to check, in flight,
the function of each detector electrical circuit and signal. (Secs.
313(a), 601, and 603, 72 Stat. 759, 775, 49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1421, and
1423; sec. 6(c), 49 U.S.C. 1655(c))