Pilot's Operating Handbook
Section 8
Handling, servicing and maintenance
Edition 1 - January 15, 2018
Rev. 0
Page 8.10.1
8.10 - Utilization by cold weather (- 0
°
C to -
25
°
C) or very cold
weather (- 25
°
C to - 40
°
C)
● NOTE ●
Check pressure values in a hangar heated at about 15°C with control
equipment at room temperature.
●
If a landing is foreseen by cold or very cold weather or in case of airplane prolonged
operation in such conditions, it is recommended to prepare the airplane as follows :
1 - Smear with silicone grease the door and engine cowlings seals, as well as the
leading edge deicers.
2 - Apply engine oil on the engine cowling latches.
3 - Inflate main landing gear shock absorbers to 247 psi (17 bars) at a room
temperature of 15° C.
4 - Position a 0.59 in (15 mm) shim at the bottom of the piston tube and against
forward landing gear half-fork to reduce shock absorber travel. Refill with
hydraulic liquid. Remove the shim and inflate shock absorber to 138 psi
(9.5 bars) at a room temperature of 15° C.
5 - Inflate main landing gear tires to 130 psi (8.96 bars) and nose tire to 102 psi
(7 bars) at a room temperature of 15° C.
● NOTE ●
See table 1 hereafter to check pressure values and to inflate tires and shock
absorbers.
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