Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

b.
Turn
fuel
selector
to
opposite
bay
from
vent
d.
Reverse
preceding-steps
for
installation.
line
being
checked
and
remove
both
fuel
bav
filler
caps.
CAUTION
c.
Plug
vent
line
at
opposite
wing
tip.
d.
Using
rubber
tube
attached
to vent
line
at
trailing
Ensure
vent
line
is installed
as shown
in
edge
of
wing
tip,
blow
into
line.
If
air can
be
freely
view
J-J.
blown
into
fuel
bay,
vent
line
is
open.
e.
Remove
plug
at opposite
wing
tip
and
install
both
12-8B.
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION.
(Area
"B",
UNVENTED
fuel
caps.
figure
12-2B.
)
f.
Again
blow
into
rubber
tube.
If the
vent
line
a.
Break
safety
wire
at
drain
fitting
in
lower
wing-
interconnect
is
open,
air
will
emerge
from
opposite
to-fuselage
fairing.
wing
tip vent
line.
b.
Remove
fairing
and
drain
fuel
from
fitting.
(Ob-
g.
Repeat
this
procedure
for vent
in opposite
wing
serve
precautions
outlined
in
paragraph
12-3.
)
tip.
c.
Remove
cover
plates
in lower
wing
skin
as
neces-
sary
for
access.
NOTE
d.
Remove
clamping
along
tube
routing.
e.
Disconnect
vent
line
at outboard
end
of fuel
bay
A
plugged
vent
line
can
cause
either
fuel
star-
in
left
wing
or
at
outboard
end
of
tee
in
right
wing.
vation
or
the
pressurizing
of
the
bay
by
fuel
f.
Disconnect
vent
line
at
hose
fitting,
and
remove
expansion.
Therefore,
any
fuel
vent
found
outboard
tube
through
access
hole
in
wing
skin.
plugged
or
restricted
must
be
corrected
before
g.
Disconnect
inboard
tube
at
drain
fitting
in
wing
returning
aircraft
to
service.
gap
area,
and
remove
through
wing
root
rib.
h.
Reverse
preceding
steps
for
installation.
jCSAUTION
NOTE
Be
sure
to
uncover
drilled
holes
and
ends
of
lines
at
wing
tips
after
completion
of
Be
sure
to
safety
wire
drain
fitting
in
lower
check.
wing-to-fuselage
fairing.
12-8.
REMOVALANDINSTALLATION.
(THRU
12-8C.
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION.
(Area
"C",
ISERIAL
17701633.
)
figure
12-2B.
)
a.
Remove
wing
tip
and
access
plates
on
underside
a.
Break
safety
wire
at
drain
fitting
in
lower
wing-
of
wing
as
necessary
for
access.
to-fuselage
fairing;
remove
fairing.
b.
Disconnect
vent
line
from
fuel
bay
and
disconnect
b.
Remove
cover
plates
in
lower
wing
skin
as
neces-
clamps
attaching
vent
line
to
wing
structure.
sary
for
access.
c.
Remove
vent
line
and
check
valve
by
carefully
c.
Remove
clamp
from
vent
line
inside
wing
tip
and
pulling
line
from
the
outboard
end
of
the
wing.
remove
tip.
d.
Reverse
the
preceding
steps
for
installation.
d.
Remove
clamping
along
tube
routing.
e.
Disconnect
inboard
end
of tube
at cabin
top
root
{CAUTION\
rib
inside
wing
gap
area.
f.
Remove
vent
tube
by
pulling
out
through
wing
tip.
The
vent
line
check
valve
must
be
installed
g.
Reverse
preceding
steps
for
installation.
as
shown
in
figure
12-2.
NOTE
NOTE
Be
sure
to safety
wire
drain
fitting
in
lower
Removal
and
installation
procedures
are
wing-to-fuselage
fairing.
written
for
each
area
identified
by
the
letters
shown
in
figure
12-2B.
beginning
12-8D.
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION.
(Area
with
Serial
17701634.
"D",
figure
12-2B.)
a.
Break
safety
wire
at
drain
fitting
in lower
wing-
12-8A.
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION.
(Area
to-fuselage
fairing.
'A",
figure
12-2B.
)
b.
Remove
fairing
and
drain
fuel
from
fitting.
a.
Remove
clamp
from
vent
line
inside
wing
tip.
(Observe
precautions
outlined
in
paragraph
12-3.)
b.
Remove
wing
tip.
c.
Remove
overhead
console
and
forward
headliner
c.
Disconnect
vent
line
at
union:
remove
vent
line.
as
outlined
in
Section
3.
(Figure
12-3
Deleted)
SHOP
NOTES:
Change
7
12-5D

Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)