Forum: F-16 Procedures

Do you know locations of all grounds on F-16C/D ?

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Oh man, I've been on 117s too long. One in the nose wheel well and one on the underside of each strake near the wing root for a total of three, right?

And if you have tanks on there is one on each tank.

EDIT: 2 on each 370 and 1 on the 300.

two ground plugs just aft of the nose gear well the are at the diagonal part, and two just inboard of the trailing edge of the flaperons on the strake.

I don't know how it is in the rest of the AF, but we are not allowed to use the grounds on the external tanks if they are installed on the A/C as a means of grounding the entire A/C.

u have any text about locations of the grounds on F-16C/D block 40 ???

The grounding recepticles are in the same locations block 1 to block 60

Racer181 wrote:

The grounding recepticles are in the same locations block 1 to block 60

I agree with Racer181 I have worked A models through block 50's and I didn't notice them in any other location. Also as far as grounding on the tanks everywhere I have been stationed active duty and the ANG in 18 years we could never ground the acft by means of the grounds on the tanks. We only used those when we did an over the wing defuel of the tank or 50 gal refuel for leak and transfers. I'd rather do the wrap around hose than do that.

I remember using the tanks as grounding points, Never got introuble from QA. But that was about 3 years ago, since i worked the line. so i don't know. I don't know if it was right or wrong, but i wasn't the only one doin it

Block25Crewchief wrote:

I don't know how it is in the rest of the AF, but we are not allowed to use the grounds on the external tanks if they are installed on the A/C as a means of grounding the entire A/C.

That's correct. The external tank grounding receptacles are only to be used to ground external tanks that are not installed on the aircraft, and not for aircraft grounding.

Cheers,

ViperDude

ViperDude wrote:

Block25Crewchief wrote:

I don't know how it is in the rest of the AF, but we are not allowed to use the grounds on the external tanks if they are installed on the A/C as a means of grounding the entire A/C.

That's correct. The external tank grounding receptacles are only to be used to ground external tanks that are not installed on the aircraft, and not for aircraft grounding.

Cheers,

ViperDude

...which never made a bit of sense to me since we do continuity checks and the tanks are connected to the acft.

We don't use the tank grounds either, but I've seen POL use them...and then I have to move them so I don't get in trouble.

Forum: F-16 Procedures

Where are grounds on F-16C/D