SERVICE
AND
MAIMEEANCE
GENERAL
This section will present service and i~laintenance inforination
that
is
of a general or routine nature only. For Inore detailed
information concerning maintenance that is
more extensive,
see
the appropriate Mooney Service and Maintenance Manual.
In the
back of the Service and Maintenance Manual is a series
of inspection guides covering
reconxnended twenty-five, fifty
and one-hundred hour inspections. It is recoinmended that you
have these inspections and other
inaintenance perforined at the
nearest Mooney Service Center where factory trained mechanics
are available.
If
it becolnes necessary to c~nsult the Mooney factory concern-
ing a specific problem, contact
"Custon~er Service ManagerM,
Mooney Aircraft, Inc.,
Kerrville, Texas,
GROUND HANDLING
A
sinall hand tow bar is provided with the aircraft which fits
into the nose gear lower structure to facilitate maneuvering the
airplane by hand. Towing the airplane with another vehicle
is
not recommended as damage to the gear structure could result
if the steering limits were exceeded. Removable
tiedown rings
are provided for the wing which screw into an attachment
marked
"Hoist Point" outboard of each main gear. The bearing points
provided for jacking or hoisting the airplane also screw into
these
attachments. The tail tiedown ring
is
located under the
tail skid.