Diamond DA 40 Flight Manual page 122

Normal Operating
Procedures
1. Left Main Landing Gear:
a) Landing gear strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
b) Strut fairing (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
c) Wheel fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
d) Tire inflation pressure (2.5 bar/36 PSI) . . . . . check
e) Wear, tread depth of tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check
f) Tire, wheel, brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
g) Brake line connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check for leaks
h) Slip marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
i) Chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remove
2. Left Wing:
a) Entire wing surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
b) Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
c) Air intake on lower surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
d) Openings on lower surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check for traces of fuel (if
e) Tank drain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drain off a small quantity,
f) Stall warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check (suck on opening)
g) Tank filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection, fuel
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h) Tank air outlet in lower surface . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
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DA 40 AFM
tank is full, fuel may spill
over through the tank vent)
check for water and
sediment
quantity must agree with
indicator
Doc. # 6.01.01-E