- Cylinder identity, construction, dimensions, and installed interfaces
- Nameplate and manufacturer, owner part and serial references, controlled drawing and revision, clear overall and detail photos, single- or double-acting mode, tie-rod, welded, telescopic or other construction, bore, rod diameter, stroke, retracted and extended or pin-centre lengths, rod-end thread or eye, head, cap and gland arrangement, base, flange, clevis, eye, trunnion or other mounting, pin and bushing data, port type, thread, size, location and orientation, cushions, stops, sensors or position transducer, mating equipment and installed envelope
- Operating context, fluid, environment, symptoms, and history
- Machine and function, normal and maximum system or cylinder pressure when caller-controlled, fluid identity and condition, temperature range, load, speed, cycle and duty context, orientation, guided or side-load condition, shock and external loads, environment, contamination and cleanliness requirement, external leak location, internal bypass, drift or creep, low force, slow or uneven travel, sticking, chatter, noise or other symptom, incident sequence, hours or cycles when known, previous repairs, adjustments or component changes, and available system observations
- Incoming state, component condition, and permitted repair boundary
- Declared pressure-relieved, drained, capped, filled, contaminated, externally cleaned, decontaminated or other incoming status; handling and teardown authorization; retained fluid or sample requirement; rod straightness or runout, scoring, pitting, corrosion, coating and thread or eye condition; barrel and bore scoring, taper, ovality and surface requirement; piston, gland, head, cap, bearing, wear ring, guide ring, seal, wiper, groove, port, thread, weld, mount, pin and bushing condition; component identification and return needs; protected or do-not-alter features; and reuse, polish, coat, hone, machine, repair, replace, remake or salvage boundaries only where caller-authorized
- Reassembly, test, inspection, final condition, records, and timing
- Seal and wiper identity or compatibility requirements, groove and clearance basis, supplied or existing component status, assembly orientation and torque requirements when caller-controlled, test method and medium, operating, proof or other test pressure, dwell and cycle or stroke sequence, mount and restraint, external and internal leakage or drift criteria, travel, cushion and end-position requirements, test temperature and measurement state, inspection method, locations, coverage and acceptance and rejection criteria, cleaning, flushing and particulate target, drained or filled final state, caps and plugs, coating, paint, masking and corrosion protection, identification, requested record fields and retention, preservation, packaging, quantity and target timing