Cessna 172P - Ground Handling

CEElSNA
MODEI,l72P
SECTION
8
HANDIJING,
SERVICE
&
M.ÀTNTENANCE
you
take delivery, so
the initiel
inspeotion
mey be
perfomed
allowing
the
Dealer to make &D.S
mi¡q¡
adjustments
wbich may be
necessa,ry.
You'will a,lso went to roturn to
youri
Dealer
eitJrer
for
your
first
Progressive Ca¡e Operatlon, or
at
100 hours for
your
flrgt 100-hou¡
inspectlon
dependl¡g
on whioh
progren
you
oboose
to establish
foryour
airplane. l[hile ¡¡sss
lÌnportant
inspectlons will
be
perfotmed
for
you
by
any Cessna Dealer, in most
oaaes
you
will
prefer
to
h¡ve the De¡ler
from
whom
you purohosod
th€ airplane aocom.plish tJris work.
PILOT
CONDUCTED PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
A
certified
pilot
who
owns or operates an airplane not
ueed as
a,u
air
carrier i
s
authorized by FAR Part 49 to
perf
orrn
limited maintenance on
hie
airplane.
Refer
to FAR
Part
43
for a
ligt
of
the
specifio
maintenance
operations
which
are allowed.
NOTE
Pilots operating airplaues of other than
U.S.
registry
should refer to the regulatlons of the country
of
certifiaa-
tion
for
inforznation
on
preventivê
maintena,nce
thçt may
bo
perforrred
by
pilots.
A Service Manual should be obtained
prior
to
performÍng
any
preven-
tive
maintenance to
ensure that
proper procedures
are
followed. Your
Cessna
Dealer should
be contacted
for further
infornration
or for required
ma.intenance
which must be accomplished
by appropriately
licensed
personnel.
ALTERATIONS
OR
REPAIRS
It is essential
that the FAA be contacted
prlor
to aDy
elteretioDs on
the
airplane
to
ensure
that
airworthiness of the airplane
is not
violated.
Alterations or ropairs
to the airplane must
be
accompllshed by
licensed
personuel.
GROUND
HANDLING
TOWING
The
airplane
is most easily
and safely
ma,neuvered by
hand with the
tow-bar
attached
to the nose wbeel.
lühen towing with a
vehicle, do not
exceed the nose
gea,r
turning
angle
of 30o either side of center, or
damage to
the
gear
will result.
If the
airplane is towed or
puehed
over
a
rough
surface
during hangaring,
watch that the
normal
cusbioning
action of
the
nose
strut does
not cause excessive
vertical movement of the tail and the
30 May
1980
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