Patent ID: 6823719
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A method for vacuum testing a cable that is run through an opening in a fuselage of the aircraft, the opening extending from the interior of the aircraft to an exterior of the aircraft, the method comprising:(a) inserting a guide member through an opening in a fuselage of an aircraft; (b) forming a first seal between said guide member and said opening, applying a vacuum to said first seal by placing a body of a testing tool having a cavity over said opening with said cavity communicating with said opening and with said first seal and forming a vacuum in said cavity with a vacuum source that communicates with said cavity through said opening in said guide member and observing a level of said vacuum after a period of time; (c) running a cable through an opening in said guide member so that said cable extends through said fuselage of said aircraft; (d) forming a second seal between said guide member and said cable; (e) applying a vacuum to said first and second seals; and (f) observing a level of said vacuum after a period of time.