Cessna 172N - Ground Handling and Servicing Procedures

CESSNA
MODEL 172N
PILOT CONDUCTED
PREVENTIVE
SECTION
8
HANDLING, SERVICE
&
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANC
E
A
certified
pilot
who owns or operates an airplane
not used
as an air
carrier is
authorized
by
FAR Part
43 to
perform
limited
maintenance
on
his
airplane.
Refer to
FAR
Part
43 for
a
list of the
specific
maintenance
operations which are allowed.
NOTE
Pilots
operating airplanes
of
other than
U.S.
registry
should refer
to the
regulations of
the
country of
certi-
fication
for information
on
preventive
maintenance
that
may
be
performed
by
pilots.
A
Service
Manual
should
be
obtained
prior
to
performing
any
preven-
tive
maintenance to
ensure that
proper procedures
are
follo'wed.
Your
Cessna
Dealer
should
be
contacted for
further information or
for
required
maintenance which
must
be
accomplished
by
appropriately
licensed
per-
sonnel.
ALTERATIONS
OR
REPAIRS
It
is essential
that the
FAA
be contacted
prior
to
any alterations on
the
airplane
to ensure
that
airworthiness
of
the
airplane
is not
violated.
Alterations
or
repairs to
the
airplane
must be
accomplished
by
licensed
personnel.
GR,OUND
HANDTING
TOW ING
The
airplane
is most easily
and safely
maneuvered by hand
with
the
tow-bar
attached
to the nose
wheel.
When
towing with a vehicle, do not
exceed
the nose
gear
turning
angle of
30o either
side of
center,
or
damage
to the
gear
wiII result.
If
the
airplane
is towed
or
pushed
over a
rough
surface during hangaring,
watch
that the
normal
cushioning action
of
the
nose
stn
t
does
not
cause excessive
vertical
movement of the tail
and
the
resulting
contact with low
hangar doors or
structure.
A
flat
nose tire
or
deflated
strut
will
also increase
tail height.
PARKING
When
parking
the airplane, head
into
the
wind
and set the
parking
brakes.
Do
not
set
the
parking
brakes during cold
weather
when
accumu-
Iated
moisfure may
freeze the brakes,
or
when
the
brakes
are
overheated.
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