Normal Procedures Check List - Piper Aircraft Corporation Cherokee Lance PA-32R-300 Handbook

PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
SECTION 4
PA-32R-300, CHEROKEE LANCE
NORMAL PROCEDURES
WALK-AROUND
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4.5 NORMAL PROCEDURE CHECKLIST Pitot head
..............................................remove
cover -
holes clear
PREFLIGHT Windshield
............................................................clean
Propeller and spinner
...........................................check
Control
wheel
............................................release
belts Fuel and oil
...........................................check
for
leaks
Master switch ..........................................................ON Oil................................................................check level
Fuel quantity gauges
............................................check
Dipstick.................................................properly seated
Master
switch.........................................................OFF
Cowling...............................................................secure
Ignition...................................................................OFF Inspection
covers
................................................secure
Exterior
.............................................check
for damage Nose wheel tire
....................................................check
Control surfaces.......................check for interference
-
Nose gear strut....................................................proper
free of ice,
snow,
frost
inflation
(2.60 in.)
Hinges
........................................check
for interference
Air inlets................................................................clear
Wings.........................................free of ice,
snow,
frost Alternator belt
.........................................check
tension
Stall
warning........................................................check
Tow bar and control locks......................................stow
Navigation lights..................................................check
Baggage.............................................stowed properly
-
Fuel tanks
.................................................check
supply
secure
visually
- secure caps
Baggage door
......................................close
and
secure
Fuel tank
sumps
...................................drain,
check for Fuel strainer
.........................................drain,
check for
water,
sediment
and water, sediment and
proper fuel proper fuel
Fuel
vents ..............................................................open
Primary flight controls........................proper operation
Main
gear struts
..................................................proper Cabin doors
.........................................close
and secure
inflation
(4.0
in.)
Required papers...............................................on board
Tires
.....................................................................check
Seat belts
and harness
.........................fastened
-
check
Brake blocks
........................................................check
inertia reel
ISSUED: AUGUST 20, 1976
REPORT: VB-840
REVISED: JULY 2, 1984
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