pipistrel.si
Servicing the aircraft
daily
st 5
hours
50
hours
100
hours
200
hours
500
hours
1.000
hours
10.000
hours
FUSELAGE
SC O
surface and structure condition
C SC
elevator control tube bearing
C SC
undercarriage struts attaching points
C C SC
doors, hinges
C C SC LO
rudder control wires and hinges
C C SC
CABIN
SC O
control levers, instr. panel, seats
C SC
control levers’ free play
C C SC
instruments and pitot-static
C check yearly
glass surfaces: clean, attached
C C SC
rivet condition
C SC
safety harnesses and attach. points
C SC
parachute rescue sys. activation handle
C SC
wing connectors: fuel, electrical
C C SC
bolts and spar pins
C C SC
wing main bushings, control connectors
SC
UNDERCARRIAGE
O
tires
C replace on condition or every 5 years
main strut, tail /nose wh. strut condition
C C SC
wheel axis and wheels
C
hyd. brake lines
C SC R
brake uid
C SC R (500 hrs or 5 years)
brake discs
SC (R on condition)
wheel bearings
C SC R
tail wheel main bolt
C R
wheel fairings
C C C
tail wheel mounting bolt
C SC
CONTROLS (LO every 200 hrs or yearly)
R
general free play
C C SC
control stick
C LO SC
rudder pedals (damage, centered, paral.)
C C C
rudder wire rope
C SC
bolts, visible bearings (tail, fuselage)
SC
dicult-to-reach bearings (wings, under cabin oor)
LO+SC
aileron, elevator and rudder hinges
SC
equal spoiler extension, undistributed m.
C SC LO+SC
spoiler plate springs stiness
C LO
ap handle
C SC
elevator trim
C R cable every 500 hrs
springs: aps, rudder, el. trim, stabilizer main fastening bolt
LO C R
spoilers’ (airbrakes’) drive ne adjustment
see page 15 for detailed description