§ 25.1015 - Oil tank tests.

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Each oil tank must be designed and installed so that—

It can withstand, without failure, each vibration, inertia, and fluid load that it may be subjected to in operation; and

It meets the provisions of § 25.965, except—

The test pressure—

For pressurized tanks used with a turbine engine, may not be less than 5 p.s.i. plus the maximum operating pressure of the tank instead of the pressure specified in § 25.965(a); and

For all other tanks may not be less than 5 p.s.i. instead of the pressure specified in § 25.965(a); and

The test fluid must be oil at 250 °F. instead of the fluid specified in § 25.965(c).