A Hydrant Coupler is a type of aircraft fueling equipment which opens and allows fuel to flow through the hydrant cart into the aircraft. The Hydrant Coupler needs 60lbs of air pressure to open up the pit valve to allow the flow of fuel. The hydrant coupler runs off a pressure fueling system; a pressure fueling system consists of fuel and air pressure. The hydrant coupler can handle tons of pounds of pressure, it is very important that every nut, bolt and screw is tighten all the way down. If every nut, bolt and screw is not tighten down fuel could blow out of the hydrant coupler.

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a hydrant coupler.

Prices

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whole unit $3,591.70

repair cost $8,000

Parts 1

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a hydrant coupler.


1 2763539-101 C RING, RETAINING A–G 1 1 A 2763539-101 C RING, SAFETY A–G 1 2 2706511CC05012 C SCREW, MACHINE A–G 4 3 AN935-10L C WASHER, LOCK A–G 4 4 2803018-101 C RING, LOCKING A–G 1 5 2763537-101 C RING, RETAINING A–H 2 6 Q4248-366Y C RING, QUAD A–G 1 7 MS19060-26 C BALL, BEARING A–G 24 8 2861015-101 C BODY, SWIVEL, NPT (4-inch) A 1 2861015-102 C BODY, SWIVEL, BSPPL (4-inch) B 1 2861015-103 C BODY, SWIVEL, NPT (3-inch) C 1 2861015-104 C BODY, SWIVEL, BSPPL (3-inch) D 1 2861015-105 C BODY, SWIVEL, NPT (2½-inch) E 1 2861015-106 C BODY, SWIVEL, BSPPL (2½-inch) F 1 2861015-107 C BODY, SWIVEL, NPSM (4-inch) G 1 9 2706525C08030 C SCREW, SOCKET HEAD CAP A–H 8 10 2661058A157 C PACKING, PREFORMED A–H 1 11 2861016-101 C ELBOW A–H 1 2861016-103 C ELBOW K

Parts 2

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2 1 900001-101 C COVER ASSEMBLY, DUST 1 2 98335A054 C PIN 1 3 CAN960-516L C WASHER, FLAT 1 4 CMS28382-4C33 C PIN, CLEVIS 1 5 2763483-102 C POPPET 1 6 2763489-101 C SLEEVE ASSEMBLY, SEALING (Buna) 1 6 A 2763489-102 C SLEEVE ASSEMBLY, SEALING (Viton) R 1 7 2672293 C RETAINER 1 8 2672292-1 C SEAL (Buna-N) 1 8 A 2672292-2 C SEAL (Viton) R 1 9 2661058BD350 C PACKING, PREFORMED (Low swell Buna-N) 1 9 A 2661058AF350 C PACKING, PREFORMED (Viton) R 1 10 W4997-050 C WASHER, WAVE 2 11 901014-101 C PIN, STRAIGHT 1 12 CMS171594 C PIN, SPRING 1 13 CMS171658 C PIN, SPRING 1 14 901006-101 C HANDLE, OPERATING 1 15 2763494-101 C WIPER, FELT 1 16 901010-101 C BUSHING 1 17 2661058A207 C PACKING, PREFORMED (Buna) 1 17 A 2661058AF207 C PACKING, PREFORMED (Viton) R 1 18 901009-101 C SHAFT, HANDLE 1 19 901012-101 C BUSHING 1 20 CMS24665-300 C PIN, COTTER 1 21 CAN960-516L C WASHER, FLAT 1 22 CMS28382-4C33 C PIN, CLEVIS 1 23 901011-102 C CRANK 1 24 2763497-103 C LINK, POPPET 2 25 901004-102 C SHROUD (Used on S/N 100 through 150) 1 25 A 901004-103 C SHROUD (Used on S/N 151 and subsequent) (Marked “N”) 1 26 2763486-101 C GUARD 1 27 001002-101 C WIPER, FELT (Used with Item 25) 1 27 A CMS28932C23-3 C WIPER, FELT (Used with Item 25A) 1 28 941016-101 C SPRING, TORSION 3 29 2763487-101 C LUG, LOCKING 3 30 951003-101 C BODY 1

Fueling Company’s

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Servisair

ASIG

BBA Aviation

Allied Aviation

Airlines

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Delta

Spirit

Southwest

Northwest

American Airlines

Air France

British Airways

Hydrant Coupler API Styles

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Hydrant Fueling Coupler API Style

Hydrant Fueling Coupler API Style 2

Hydrant Fueling Coupler API Style 3

Pressure Control Hydrant Coupler

Refrences

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  1. ^ meggittfuelling.com
  2. ^ fluid-transfer.co.uk
  3. ^ groundsupportworldwide.com
  4. ^ beckerassociates.com
  5. ^ API/IP Four-inch hydrant system and components and arrangements
  6. ^ delta.com
  7. ^ southwest.com
  8. ^ northwest.com
  9. ^ servisair.com