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Tailplane attachment:
Increased free play? Cracks in the fin top rib? Check if the aluminium parts
of the tailplane attachment are bent or loose, check the tailplane locking
device.
Rudder mounts:
Increased free play? White areas in the glass fibre, bent rudder hinge pin
supports?
Fuselage skin:
Outside: cracks, nicks, folds? Any separation of the skin from the core?
Inside: white spots, zig zag white lines, cracks? Has any bulkhead become
loose?
C.G. tow release:
Especially after a wheel up landing, check for dirt etc., check for proper
functioning. Has the tow release housing become detached from the
fuselage?
Seat back bulkhead:
Cracks? Shoulder strap attachment points?
Belly harness attachment points:
Check for cracking around the mountings in the seat. Check the safety
harness assembly.
Controls:
Check for proper functioning and condition of all controls and adjustment
mechanisms (i.e. rudder pedal adjustment, tow release, air brake, control
column and trim etc.).
Instruments:
Proper functioning?
Dirt in the static ports, in the PC port (located behind the fuselage nose on
the lower surface) or in the pitot probe?
Engine compartment:
Check for damage of the walls. Does the engine retract without scratching
the side walls? Do the engine doors fit as well as before?
Check the condition of the engine bay insulation.
Issued: October 2012
Copyright DG Flugzeugbau GmbH - any copy or publishing prohibited
Manual valid with the up-to-date cover page only
Maintenance Manual DG-1000M
TN1000/22
2.4
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