- Cylinder identity, construction, dimensions, and installed interfaces
- Manufacturer, owner, model, part and serial references; nameplate, controlled drawing or model and revision; clear overall and detail photos; single- or double-acting and single- or double-rod mode; tie-rod, profile, round, compact, guided, rodless or other construction when applicable; bore, rod diameter, stroke, retracted and extended or pin-centre lengths; rod-end thread or eye; head or bearing cap, end cap and tube arrangement; base, flange, clevis, eye, trunnion, foot or other mounting; pin and bushing data; port type, thread, size, location and orientation; cushioning, stops, flow controls, sensors or magnets; mating equipment and installed envelope
- Operating medium, air-system context, symptoms, and history
- Machine and function; compressed-air or other specified operating medium; normal and maximum supply, regulated and cylinder pressure when caller-controlled; air purity or preparation requirements for particles, water and oil; dry or lubricated service; temperature, load, speed, cycle and duty; orientation, guided or side-loaded condition, alignment, shock and external loads; valve, tubing, flow-control and exhaust context; environment; external leakage location, internal bypass, drift or creep, low force, slow or uneven travel, sticking, chatter, incomplete stroke, end impact, cushion or sensor concern and other symptoms; incident sequence, hours or cycles when known; prior repairs, adjustments or component changes; and available system observations
- Incoming state, component condition, and permitted repair boundary
- Owner-declared installed or removed, isolated, depressurized, vented, disconnected, dry, lubricated, contaminated, externally cleaned or other incoming status; stored mechanical energy or spring-return information; handling and teardown authorization; rod straightness or runout, scoring, pitting, corrosion, coating and thread or eye condition; tube and bore scoring, taper, ovality and surface requirement; piston, head or bearing cap, end cap, bearing, bushing, guide, wear ring, seal, wiper, groove, tie rod, fastener, port, thread, mount, pin, cushion, stop, sensor and magnet condition; component identification and return needs; protected or do-not-alter features; and reuse, clean, reseal, polish, coat, hone, machine, repair, replace, remake or salvage boundaries only where caller-authorized
- Reassembly, test, inspection, final condition, records, and timing
- Seal, wiper, bearing, wear-ring, cushion and lubricant identity or compatibility requirements; groove, contact-surface and clearance basis; supplied or existing component status; assembly orientation and caller-controlled fastener or adjustment requirements; test method and medium, pressure, dwell, cycle or stroke sequence, mount and restraint, external leakage, internal bypass or drift criteria, travel, speed, force, cushioning, sensor and end-position requirements, temperature and measurement state; inspection method, locations, coverage, decision rule and acceptance and rejection criteria; cleaning and air-purity target, lubrication or dry final state, caps and plugs, coating and masking, preservation, identification, requested record fields and retention, packaging, quantity and target timing