Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Scheduled Maintenance Checks

Raytheon
Aircraft
Company
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
SCHEDULED
MAINTENANCE CHECKS
MAINTENANCE
PRACTICES
The
owner
or
operator
is
responsible
for
maintaining
the
airplane
in
an
airworthy
condition,
including
compliance
with
all
applicable
Airworthiness
Directives
as
specified
in Part
39
of
Title
14 of
the
Code
of Federal
Regulations
(14
CFR).
It is
further
the
responsibility
of
the
owner or
operator
to
ensure
that
the
airplane
is
inspected
in
confomnity
with the
requirements
covered
in 14
CFR
Parts 43.15 and
91.409
(f)
(3).
These
14
CFR
Parts
cover
the
requirements
concerning
the
Inspection
Guide.
This
inspection guide
is
not
intended
to
be
all-inclusive,
for
no
such
guide
can
replace
the
good
judgement
of
a
certified airframe
and
power
plant
mechanic
in
the
performance
of
his
duties.
As
the
one
primarily
responsible
for the
airworthiness
of
the
airplane,
the
owner or
operator
should
select
only qualified
personnel
to
maintain
the
airplane.
FACTS
PROGRAM
(MODEL 58)
Airplanes
delivered from
the
factory
after
August
1,
2001
will
use
the
Factory
Aircraft
Comprehensive
Tracking
System
(FACTS)
which becomes
the
factory
computerized
maintenance
tracking
and
forecasting
system
for
the
Model 58
Series
airplane.
The
FACTS
program
for the Model
58 adheres
to
the
guidelines
established
in
this
chapter
of
the
maintenance manual.
The
Raytheon
Aircraft
approved inspection
program
contained
in
this
chapter,
and within
the
Raytheon
factory computerized
maintenance
inspection
program
(FACTS),
is
specifically
for
the
Model
58
series
airplane. Any
variation
to
the
inspection
program
must
be
approved
in
writing
by
the
FAA
Flight
Standards
District
Office
(FSDO),
or
Airworthiness
Authority.
The
FACTS
program
meets
the
requirement
of
both
14
CFR
91
and
14
CFR
135.
SPECIAL
CONDITIONS CAUTIONARY NOTICE
The
time
periods
for
the
inspections
noted in
this schedule
are
based
on
normal
usage
under
average
environmental
conditions.
Airplanes
operated
in
humid
tropics,
or
in
cold,
damp
climates,
etc.,
may
need
more
frequent
inspections
for
wear,
corrosion,
lubrication,
and/or lack
of
maintenance.
Under
these
adverse
conditions,
perform
periodic
inspections
in
compliance
with
this
guide
at
more
frequent
intervals
until
the
owner or
operator
can
set
his
own
inspection
periods
based
on
the
contingencies
of field
experience.
NOTE: The
required
periods
do
not
constitute
a
guarantee
the item
will
reach the
period
without
malfunction
as
the
aforementioned
factors
cannot
be
controlled
by
the
manufacturer.
This
inspection
program
in
accordance
with
14
CFR Parts
43
and
91 consist
of,
but
is
not
limited
to,
inspection
items
listed
in
the
Inspection
Guide,
any
applicable
Airworthiness Directives
issued
against
the
airframe
or
any
equipment
installed therein and
conformity
to
Type
Certificate
Data
Sheet
as
applicable.
Material
contained
in this
guide, including
the
inspection
intervals,
may
be
changed
at
any
time
by
the
owner/
operator,
with
prior
notification and
approval
of
the
local
FAA
General
Aviation District
Office,
when
warranted
by
service
experience
or
engineering
recommendations.
Information
contained
herein
is
applicable
to
all Baron
55
and
58
series
airplanes
except
where
differences
are
indicated
by
serial
effectivity.
While
the
inspection
guide
may
be used
as an
outline,
detailed information of
the
many
systems
and
components
in
the
airplane
will
be found
in
the various
sections
of this
shop
manual and
the
pertinent supplier
publications.
It
a
also
recommended
that
reference
be made
to
the
applicable
Maintenance
Handbooks,
Service
Instructlo~s,
Raytheon
Aircraft
Company
Service
Bulletins,
applicable
FAA
Regulations
and
Publications,
suppliers
bulletins
and
specifications
for
torque
values,
clearances,
settings,
tolerances,
and
other
requirements.
In
the final
analysis,
it
is
the
responsibility
of the
owner/operator
to
ensure
the
airframe
and
power
plant
mechanic
inspecting
the
airplane
has
access
to
previously
noted
documents
as
well
as
to
this
inspection
guide.
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