Cessna 208B - Jacking

CESSNA SECTION 8
MODEL
2088 (675 SHP)HANDLING, SERVICE, AND MAINTENANCE
GROUND HANDLING (Continued)
TIE-DOWN (Continued)
3. Install the control wheel lock and engage the rudder lock (if
installed).
4. Set aileron and elevator trim tabs to neutral position so that tabs
fair with control surfaces.
5. Install a
pitot tube cover(s), if available.
6. Secure ropes or chains of sufficiently strong tensile strength to
the wing tie-down fittings and secure to ground anchors.
7. Attach a rope or chain to the tail tie-down, and secure to a ground
anchor.
8. If additional security is desired, attach a rope (no chains or
cables) to the nose gear torque link and secure to a ground
anchor.
9. If dusty conditions exist, or the last flight of the day has been
completed, install the two engine inlet covers to protect the
engine from debris. The covers may be installed
affer the engine
has
cooled down (ITT indicator showing "off scale" temperature).
10.To prevent the propeller from windmilling, install the propeller
anchor over a blade of the propeller and secure its ancnor strap
around the nose
gear or to the bracder located on the lower r gnt
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hand cowl.
JACKING
Several jack points or jacking locations are available. depending on
whether a cargo pod is installed. A fuselage jack point directly below
the
firewall and housed within the nose gear strut fairing is accessible
for nose gear jacking regardless of the installation of a cargo pod. Two
additional fuselage jack points are located at the main gear supports,
but are not accessible with the cargo pod installed. Their use is
generally reserved for maintenance such as main gear removal or
raising the entire airplane whenever the cargo pod is not installed.
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