iKarus C42 - Left Wing; Left Side of the Fuselage; Empennage

Pilot Operating Handbook for the C42 Series
POH C42 SERIES ISSUE1 (B) REV7 25/04/2020 Page 50 of 73
14.3 Left Wing
• Wing spar connections secured?
• Wing struts properly attached and secured?
• Auxiliary struts secured with quick-release fasteners?
• Pitot tube secured and free from dirt and water?
• Check aileron shift levers and push rods by opening the zippers
on the wing bottom
• Check condition of fabric covering (rips, etc.)
• Check profiled struts for secure attachment
• Check wing tips and wing tube for deformation
• Check attachment of ailerons and flaps.
• Check the spring-loaded locks at the sliding sleeves for proper
power transmission (they should be locked properly at the front
and rear end of the tubes)
• Check QR-Spades of the C42C and C42CS model for secure
attachment and deformation.
14.4 Left Side of the Fuselage
• Check condition of glass-fiber fairing (cracks, holes, etc.)
• Check secure attachment of glass-fiber fairing (missing screws…)
• Check the baggage door closed and secured, and:
- bearing block of the horizontal rudder
- strapping system of the ballistic rescue system
- aileron rudder cables and pull system
14.5 Empennage
• Check attachment of the horizontal stabilizer
• Check control surface hinges?
• Check elevator inter-connection
• Trim flap secured?
• Check connection of the Flettner tab (C42C & C42CS)
• Check connections of the elevator push rod
• Check the elevator struts for secured attachment and possible
deformation
• Check rudder cables for being connected and secured
• Check fabric covering (rips, chafing)