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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE
Revised 2015-08
Reaffirmed 2020-10
(R) Configuration Control for Maintaining Correlation of
Gas Turbine Engine Test Cells
RATIONALE
Revision A has been compiled to remove all dates and suffixes from reference documents to comply with SAE policy and
to add a statement on the general “day to day” management of Configuration Control.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 Applicable Documents .................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1.1 SAE Publications ........................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1.2 FAA Publications ........................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. METHODS OF RECORDING, DOCUMENTING AND MAINTAINING INFORMATION .............................. 3
4. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED ....................................................................................... 4
4.1 General Design Description and Local Environment Conditions (External) ................................................. 4
4.2 Intake System Design Description ................................................................................................................ 5
4.3 Test Cell Design Description (Internal) ......................................................................................................... 5
4.4 Test Cell Main Equipment Description .......................................................................................................... 5
4.5 Test Cell "Slave" and Auxiliary Testing Equipment Description ................................................................... 5
4.6 Exhaust System Design Description ............................................................................................................. 6
4.7 Measurement System Description ................................................................................................................ 6
4.8 Instrumentation Description .......................................................................................................................... 6
4.9 Instrument Calibration Description and Record Retention ............................................................................ 6
4.10 Control System Influences ............................................................................................................................ 6
4.11 Performance Analysis and Pass-Off Program Software ............................................................................... 6
5. BEST PRACTICE METHODS TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN "CONFIGURATION CONTROL" ............... 7
6. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) JUDGEMENT TO DETERMINE CONTINUED
CORRELATION/CALIBRATION VALIDITY .................................................................................................. 7
7. NOTES .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 Revision Indicator .......................................................................................................................................... 8
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