8-10 HANDLING AND SERVICING / SERVICING OPERATIONAL FLUIDS
ICON A5-B / PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK CHANGE A0
CHAPTER 8
7) Install the fuel filler cap.
NOTE: The latch on the fuel cap should swing down-
ward or aft when properly aligned.
Use the following procedure to fuel the aircraft:
1) Position the aircraft on a level surface with parking brake set
or chocks in place.
2) Attach a suitable grounding cable to the bow ring.
3) Open the canopy and turn on the master switch.
4) Remove the fuel filler cap and place on pilot’s seat.
5) Insert the fuel filler nozzle completely into the filler neck, being
careful not to damage the sumping tube.
6) Dispense fuel to the desired level while watching the fuel
gauge. Do not fuel to more than a 20-gallon indication. Stop
fueling if fuel is observed rising up the filler neck.
7) Remove the nozzle and install fuel filler cap.
8) Turn off the master switch and remove the grounding cable.
8.6.2 OIL
The A5-B has an access door on the engine cowling for servicing
the engine oil system. The oil door is accessed by standing on the
left hand Seawings™ platform. Underneath the oil tank cap on the oil
tank, there is a dipstick for checking the oil level.
If the engine has not been run previously in the day, the oil must first
be pumped from the engine sump into the oil tank before the level
can be measured. Do this by rotating the propeller by hand. Grasp
one propeller blade at a time and slowly rotate the propeller in its
normal direction of rotation several times (counter clockwise as
viewed from the rear). The speed of rotation is not important. The
pressure generated in the engine will pump oil from sump to tank so
that the level in the tank can be measured. This process is finished
when air instead of oil flows to the tank as evidenced by a gurgling
(burp) sound emanating from the tank. Check the oil level with the
dipstick, then replace the dipstick. Replace the cap and latch the oil
door when finished.
NOTE: Never rotate the propeller in the reverse
direction of normal rotation.
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