Cessna 172N - Page 152

SECTION
S
HANDLING,
SERVICE
& MAINTENANCE
SER,VICING
CESSNA
MODEL
172N
In
addition
to the
PREFLIGHT
INSPECTION
covered
in
Section 4,
COMPLETE
servicing,
inspection,
and
test
requirements
for
your
air-
plane
are
detailed
in the
Service
Manual.
The
Service Manual
outlines
all
items
which require
attention
at
50, 100,
and
200
hour
intervals
plus
those
items
which
require
servicing, inspection,
and/or testing
at
speciat
intervals.
Since
Cessna
Dealers
conduct
all
service,
inspection,
and test
proce-
dures
in accordance
with
applicable
Service
Manuals,
it is
recommended
that you
contact
your
Cessna Dealer concerning
these requirements
and
begin
scheduling your
airplane
for
service
at
the recolnmended
intervals.
Cessna
Progressive
Care ensures that
these
requirements
are accom-
plished
at the
required
intervals
to comply
with
ttre
fOO-trour or
ANNUAL
inspection
as
previously
covered.
Depending
on
various
flight
operations, your
local
Government Avia-
tion
Agency
may
require
additional
service,
inspections,
or tests.
For
these
regulatory
requirements,
owners
should
check
with local
aviation
officials
where
the
airplane
is
being
operated.
For
quick
and ready
reference,
quantities,
materials,
and
specifica-
tions
for
frequently
used
service items
are
as follows.
ENGINE
OII
GRADE
AND
VISCOSITY
FOR TEMPERATURE
RANGE
--
The
airplane
was
delivered
from the
factory
with a corrosion prev-
entive
aircraft
engine
oil.
This
oil
should
be drained
after the
first
25
hours
of
operation,
and the
following
oils
used
as specified
for
the
average
ambient
air temperature
in
the operating
irea.
MIL-L-6082
Aviation
Grade
Straight
Mineral
Oil:
Use
to replenish
lupply
during
the
first
25 hours
and
at
the first Z5-hour
oil
-change.
Continue
to use
until
a
total of
50 hours
has
accumulated
or oil
consumption
has
stabilized.
SAE
50
above
16oC
(60.F)
SAE
40
between
-1oC
(80"F)
and
B2oC
(90"F).
SAE
30
between
-18oC
(0.F)
and
ploO
(?0"F).
SAE
20
below
-tZ"C
(10oF).
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