Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

SECTION 3
FUSELAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS PageNo.
Aerofiche/Manual
FUSELAGE
.........................
IC2/3-1
Reclining Back
............... 1C7/3-6
Windshield
and Windows .......... 1C2/3-1
Vertical Adjust/Reclining
Description
.................
1C2/3-1
Back
......................
1C7/3-6
Cleaning ....................
1C23-1
Articulating
Recline/Vertical
Waxing ..................
1C2/3-1
Adjust ...................
1C7/3-6
Repairs ......................
1C2/3-1
Description .............
1C7/3-6
Scratches
.................... 1C2/3-1
Removal and Installation
1C7/3-6
Cracks ..................... 1C3/3-2
Center .......................
1C7/3-6
Windshield
................... 1C513-4
Double Width;Single
Removal
................
1C5,3-4
Reclining Backs
.......... 1C7/3-6
Installation ..............
1C5/3-4 Double
Width/Individual
Windows .......................
1C5/3-4
Reclining Backs .......... 1C7/3-6
M ovable .....................
C5/3-4
Description ............. 1C7/3-6
Removal and
Installation ... 1C5/3-4
Removal and Installation 1C7/3-6
Wrap-Around Rear
........... 1C5/3-4
Auxiliary
.......................
1C7/3-6
Removaland
Installation ..
1C5,3-4
Fold-Up .....................
1C7/3-6
Fixed
..... . ................
1C53-4
Description
........... ... .
1C19/3-18
Removal and Installation ...
1C5i3-4 Removal and
Installation ... 1C19/3-18
Side
W indows ...........
1C5/3-4
Repair ........................
1C19/3-18
Door Windows .........
1C5/3-4
Cabin Upholstery
...............
1C19/3-18
Cabin Doors ......................
1C53-4
Materials
and Tools ...........
1C19/3-18
Removal
and Installation
......
1C5/3-4
Soundproofing
..................
1C19/3-18
Adjustment .................
1C5,3-4 Cabin Headliner
................ 1C20/3-19
Weatherstrip ................
C5.3-4
Description
................
1C20/3-19
Latches .. ...............
1C7/3-6 Removal and Installation
...... 1C20/3-19
Description
...............
1C7/3-6
Upholstery Side Panels
.......... 1C21/3-20
Adjustment ...............
1C7/3-6
Windlace
(Door Seal) ............
1C21/3-20
Lock .....................
1C7/3-6
Carpeting
.....................
1C21/3-20
Indexing
Inside Handle ....... 1C7/3-6
Safety Provisions ................
1C21/3-20
Baggage Door
.....................
1C7/3-6
Cargo Tie-Downs
............. 1C21/3-20
Removal and Installation
..... 1C7/3-6
Safety Belts ................
1C21/3-20
Seats ................ ........
1C7/3-6 Shoulder Harness
............ 1C21/3-20
Pilot and Copilot
.. ...........
1C7/3-6
Rear View Mirror
............ 1C21/3-20
3-1 FUSELAGE
shield
may be removed and replaced
if damage is exten-
sive. However, certain
repairs as prescribed
in the fol-
J-z WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS lowing paragraphs can be made successfully without
removing damaged part
from aircraft. Three
types of
3-3.
DESCRIPTION. The
windshield and windows
are temporary repairs
for cracked plastic
are possible. No
single piece acrylic
plastic panels set
in sealing strips
repairs of any kind are recommended
on highly stressed
and held
by formed retaining strips
secured to the
or compound curves
where repair would
be likely to
fuselage with screws
and rivets. Isocryl 5603
sealing affect
pilots field of vision. Curved
areas are more dif-
compound, used
in conjunction with a
felt seal is applied
ficult to repair than flat
areas and any repaired
area is
to all edges of windshield and windows, with
exception both structurally and optically
inferior to the original
of
wing root area.
The wing root
fairing has a
heavy felt
surface.
strip which completes
the windshield
sealing
3-7 SCRATCHES.
Scratches on clear
plastic surfaces can
3-4 Cleaning. Refer
to Section 2.)
be removed
by hand sanding operations,
followed by buf-
fing
and polishing, if steps
below are followed carefully.
3.5 WAXING Waxing will fill in minor scratches
in a. Wrap a piece of No. 320
(or finer) sandpaper or
clear plastic and
help protect the surface from
further abrasive
cloth around a rubber
pad or wood block. Rub
abrasion.
Use a good grade
of commercial wax applied
surface around
scratch with a circular
motion, keeping
in a thin, even
coat. Bring wax to a high
polish by rubbing
abrasive constantly wet
with clean water to prevent
lightly with
a clean, dry flannel
cloth
scratching surface
further. Use minimum pressure
and
cover an area large enough to prevent formation of
3-6. REPAIRS.
Damaged
window
panels
and wind-
"bull's-eyes"
or other
optical distortions.
Change 8 3-1

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)