~~L402C
INSPECTION
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION
8
HANDLING.
SERVICE
&
MAINTENANCE
As
required
by Federal
Aviation
Regulations,
all
civil
airplanes
of
U.S.
registry
must undergo a complete
inspection
(annual) each twelve
calendar
months.
In
addition
to
the
required
annual
inspection,
airplanes
operated commercially (for hire)
must
have
a complete inspection every
100
hours
of
operation.
In
1i eu
of
the
above requ i rement 5, an
a;
rp1
ane
may
be
;
nspected
;n
accordance
with
a
progressive
inspection
program, which
allows
the
workl
load
to
be
divided
into
smaller
operations
that
can
be
decampl; shed in
shorter
time periods.
The Cessna
Progressive
Care Program
has
been
developed
to
provide
a
~odern
progressi.ve
inspection
program
that
satisfies
the
complete
airplane(
lnspectlOn
requl rements
of
both
the
lOO-hour and annual
inspections
as
applicable
to
Cessna
airplanes.
Addi
tional
inspections
may
be
requi red
by
the
FAA.
These
inspections
are
issued
in
the
fonn
of
Airworthiness
Directives
and can
apply
to
the
airframe~
engines
and/or
components
of
the
airplane.
It
is
the
owner's
responsibility
to
insure
compliance with
these
directives.
In
some
cases.
the
Airworthiness
Directives
require
repetitive
compliance;
therefore,
the
owner should
insure
inadvertent
noncompl
iance
does
not
occur
at
future
inspection
intervals.
,---------NOTE--------,
Refer
to
FAR
Parts
43
and
91
for
properly
certifi-
cated
agency
or
personnel
to
accompl i
sh
the
inspec-
tions.
Contact
your
local
Cessna
dealer
for
addi-
tional
infonnation.
CESSNA
PROGRESSIVE
CARE
PROGRAM
The
Cessna
Progressive
Care Program has been developed
to
provide
al
modern
progressive
inspection
program
that
satisfies
the
complete
airplane
inspection
requirements
and
to
help
you
realize
maximum
utilization
of
your
airplane
at
a
minimum
cost
and
down
time.
Under
this
program, your
air-
plane
is
inspected
and
maintained
in
four
operations
at
50-hour
intervals
during
a 200-hour
period.
The
operations
are
recycled
each 200 hours and
are
recorded
in
a
specially
provided
Aircraft
Inspection
Log
as
each
opera-
tion
is
conducted.
The
Cessna
Aircraft
Company
recommends
Progressive
Care
for
airplanes
that
are
being flown
200
hours
or
more
per
year.
and
the
100-hour
inspec-
tion
for
all
other
airplanes.
The
procedures
for
the
Progressive
Care
Program have been
carefully
worked
out
by
the
factory
and
are
followed
bYI
the
Cessna
Dealer
Organization.
The
complete famil
iarity
of
Cessna 402
Dealers
with
Cessna equipment and
factory-approved
procedures
provides
the
highest
level
of
service
possible
at
lower
cost
to
Cessna owners.
CESSNA
CUSTOMER
CARE
PROGRAM
Specific
benefits
and
provisions
of
the
Cessna Warranty
plus
other
important
benefits
for
you
are
contained
in your Customer Care Handbook
supplied
with
your
airplane.
You
will
want
to
thoroughly
review
your
Customer Care Handbook and keep
it
in
your
airplane
at
all
times.
1 November 1979
Revision
4 - 1 December 1983
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