Cessna Inspection Programs - Cessna 172SPHUSR05 Pilot Operating Handbook

SECTION 8
HANDLING, SERVICE

CESSNA INSPECTION PROGRAMS

In l ie u of the 100 hour and ann u al inspection req u i rements, an
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airPlane may be inspected in accordance with a Progressive Care
Inspection Program or a PhaseCard I nspection Program. Both
programs offer systems which allow the work load to be divided into
smaller operations that can
pe riods.
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The Cessn a Progressive Care Inspection P rogram allows an
airplane to be inspected and m aintained in fou r operations. The fou r
operations are recycled each 200 hours and are recorded i n a
specially p rovided Aircraft I nspection Log as each operation is
conducted.
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The PhaseCard I nspection Program offers a parallel system for
hi gh-utilization flight operations (app roximately 600 flight h o urs per
year). This system util izes 50 h ou r intervals (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
to inspect high-usage systems and components. At 12 months o r
600 flight hours, whichever occu rs first, the airplane undergoes a
com plete (Phase 3) inspection.
Regardless of the inspection method selected) . the owner shou ld
kee p in mind that FAR Part 43 and FAR Part 91 establishes the
requ i rement that
accomplish ail
manufacture r recommended inspections.
8-8
&
MAINTENANCE
be
p roperly certified
req u i red FAA inspections
MODEL 172S
accomplished in
agencies or
and most
CESSNA
shorter time
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personnel
of the
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