Engine Run-up definition
Engine Run-up means any activity other than taxi, take-off, or landing which involves an engine power setting above idle.
Engine Run-up means a pre-takeoff check of the performance of the engine, and in aircraft with controllable pitch propellers, the operation of the propeller. This procedure is also used to check the working condition of the magnetos to ensure that each set works satisfactorily and independently of the other.
Engine Run-up means a pre-takeoff check of the performance of the engine(s) at greater than idle thrust, as well as other aircraft systems, as recommended by the manufacturer. Further, aircraft engines are “run-up” for other purposes of maintenance activities.
Examples of Engine Run-up in a sentence
Within the maintenance trainee days allowance above, the number of Engine Run-Up Courses will be limited to one (1) course for three (3) trainees per firmly ordered Aircraft and to a maximum of nine (9) courses in total.
More Definitions of Engine Run-up
Engine Run-up means the operation of an aircraft engine at power settings in excess of those power settings needed for normal taxiing of the aircraft.