Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

2-45. COMPONENT
TIME
LIMITS
1. General
A.
Most components
listed
throughout
Section
2 should
be inspected
as detailed
elsewhere
in this
section
and repaired,
overhauled
or replaced
as required.
Some components,
however,
have
a time
or life limit,
and must
be overhauled
or
replaced
on or before
the specified
time
limit.
NOTE:
The
terms overhaul
and
replacement
as
used within
this section
are
defined
as
follows:
Overhaul
- Item may
be overhauled
as defined
in FAR
43.2 or it
can be replaced.
Replacement
- Item
must be
replaced
with a
new item
or a serviceable
item that
is
within its service
life
and time limits
or has
been rebuilt
as defined
in FAR 43.2.
B. This
section
provides
a list of
items which
must be
overhauled
or replaced
at specific
time
limits.
Table
1 lists those
items
which Cessna
has
mandated
must be
overhauled
or replaced
at specific
time limits.
Table
2 lists
component
time limits
which have
been
established.
by an
outside supplier
on their product.
C.
In addition
to these
time limits,
the components
listed
herein
are also inspected
at
regular time
intervals
set
forth in the
Inspection
Charts,
and may
require overhaul/replacement
before
the
time
limit is
reached
based on
service
usage and
inspection
results.
2. Cessna-Established
Replacement
Time Limits
A. The following
component
time limits
have been
established
by The
Cessna Aircraft
Company.
Table
1: Cessna-Established
Replacement
Time Limits
COMPONENT
Restraint Assembly
Pilot, Copilot,
and
Passenger
Seats
Trim Tab
Actuator
Vacuum
System
Filter
Vacuum
System
Hoses
Pitot
and
Static
System
Hoses
Vacuum
Relief/Regulator
Valve
Filter
(if Installed)
Engine
Compartment
Flexible Fluid
Carrying
Teflon
Hoses
(Cessna-
Installed)
Except Drain
Hoses
(Drain
hoses are
replaced
on condition)
REPLAC
EM ENT
TIME
1 0 years
1,000 hours or 3 years,
whichever
occurs
first
500 hours
1 0 years
1 0 years
500 hours
1 0 years or
engine overhaul,
whichever
occurs
first
(Note 1)
Temporary
Revision Number
4
7 October
2002
2-25
© 2002
Cessna Aircraft
Company
OVERHAUL
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO

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)