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EXTERNAL CARGO HOOK SYSTEM
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If the center cargo hook has been selected, the following
sequence takes place:
NO BREAK - WORK HARDER
With hydraulic solenoid valve 134L1 energized to open,
pressurized fluid from the utility hydraulic system flows
to the hook actuating cylinder. The cylinder is forced
upward and the hook opens.
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As the hook opens, it closes normally-open switch
S3. At the same time, the moving cylinder closes
normally-open switch S2. These switches complete the
circuit to light the MID HOOK OPEN light on the master
caution panel.
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The hook will remain open until the MASTER switch
on the cockpit overhead panel or the CARGO HOOK
switch on the cabin panel is momentarily set to RESET.
When this is done, latched relays K3 and K4 are
deenergized, closing the hydraulic solenoid valve. The
flow of hydraulic fluid to the cylinder is stopped and the
fluid return line is opened, allowing pneumatic pressure
stored in the cylinder to close the hook.
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If the forward or aft cargo hook has been selected, the
following sequence takes place:
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When the release solenoid is energized, it moves the
hooks release arm up, unlatching the release lever that
holds the load beam closed. Assuming that the load
is heavy enough to overcome the spring-loading of the
beam, the beam pivots open, releasing the load. With
the load released, the spring-loading closes the hook.
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Almost immediately after the release solenoid is
energized, a solenoid protection switch on the hook
opens to reenergize the normal release relay. This
deenergizes the solenoid, causing the protection switch
to open again. The release solenoid is re-energized and
the entire sequence repeats, continuing until the hook
release button or switch is released.
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When a hook is open, hook-open and linkage-open limit
switches on the hook close. This energizes relay K5
(aft) or K6 (forward) to close. Contacts on these relays
close to light the FWD or AFT HOOK OPEN lights on the
master caution panel. When the cockpit MASTER switch
or the cabin CARGO HOOK switch is set to RESET, the
relays are deenergized and the lights go out.
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A hook-loaded switch on each hook closes when a load
of about 150 pounds is applied. The closed switch
completes a circuit to light the forward or aft HOOK
LOADED light in the cockpit.
EMERGENCY RELEASE
NOTE
The relays referred to in this section
are in the Emergency Hook Release
Relay Box at left side of the cabin
near sta. 280.
In the emergency release mode, all three hooks are
opened at the same time by operating the EMER REL
ALL guarded switch on the cockpit overhead panel. The
sequence of operation is as follows:
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When the emergency switch is operated, current from
the flight essential bus flows through the CARGO HOOK
CONT EMER RLSE circuit breaker and the switch to
engage relay K1 and time delay relay K2.
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Closed contacts in energized relay K1 allow current to
flow through the CARGO HOOK CONT EMER RLSE
circuit breaker to close contacts in the time delay relay.
This activates the relay, holding the contacts closed for
10 seconds after the cockpit switch is released. These
closed contacts hold the contacts in relay K1 closed for
the same 10-second period. The closed K1 contacts
keep a release solenoid on each of the three hooks
energized.
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The energized release solenoid on the center hook
allows pneumatic pressure from a chamber in the hook
actuating cylinder to flow to an auxiliary piston in the
cylinder. Motion of this piston raises the cylinder to
open the hook. When the solenoid is deenergized
(after 10 seconds), the directed pressure is vented to
atmosphere. The remaining pressure in the pressurized
chamber moves the cylinder to close the hook.
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The release solenoids at the forward and aft hooks
unlatch the hooks, allowing the load to pull them open.
With the load released, the spring-loaded hooks close,
latching when the release solenoids are deenergized
(10 seconds after being deenergized).
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