Diamond DA 40 Flight Manual page 126

Normal Operating
Procedures
f) Nose landing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
g) Tire and wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
h) Slip marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
i) Nose landing gear strut fairing (if installed) . . visual inspection
j) Nose landing gear tie-down (if installed) . . . . check, clear
k) Wear, tread depth of tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check
l) Wheel fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
m) Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . removed
n) Tire inflation pressure (2.0 bar/29 PSI) . . . . . check
o) Chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remove
p) Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
q) Forward cabin air inlets (if installed) . . . . . . . clear
r) Winter baffle for fresh air inlet (if installed) . . visual inspection
Underside:
s) Antennas (if fitted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visual inspection
t) Gascolator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drain off a small quantity of
u) Venting pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check for blockage
v) Fuselage underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check for excessive
END OF CHECKLIST
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WARNING
The exhaust can cause burns when it is hot.
Rev. 8 01-Dec-2010
DA 40 AFM
fuel, check for water and
sediment
contamination particularly by
oil, fuel, and other fluids
Doc. # 6.01.01-E