Piper Comanche PA-24 Service Manual page 150

3-6. Inspection Requirements
WARNING: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS (ICA) FOR ALL NON-PIPER
APPROVED STC INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL.
WHEN A NON-PIPER APPROVED STC INSTALLATION IS INCORPORATED ON
THE AIRPLANE, THOSE PORTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE AFFECTED BY THE
INSTALLATION MUST BE INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ICA
PUBLISHED BY THE OWNER OF THE STC. SINCE NON-PIPER APPROVED STC
INSTALLATIONS MAY CHANGE SYSTEMS INTERFACE, OPERATING
CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPONENT LOADS OR STRESSES ON ADJACENT
STRUCTURES, THE PIPER PROVIDED ICA MAY NOT BE VALID FOR AIRPLANES
SO MODIFIED.
A. Annual / 100 Hour Inspection. (See paragraph 3-7.)
Owners/operators may maintain the airplane solely under FAR 91.409 (a) and (b) inspection
requirements. The 100 hour inspection cycle is a complete inspection of the airplane and is identical
in scope to an annual inspection. Inspections must be accomplished by persons authorized by the
FAA.
B. Progressive Inspection.
The Progressive Inspection program is designed to permit the best utilization of the aircraft through
the use of a planned inspection schedule. This schedule is prepared in a manual form, which is
available exclusively by subscription to the Avantext TechPubs Maintenance Libraries for Piper
Aircraft (see www.Avantext.com):
P/N 761-541 for the Comanche Series.
NOTE: The 50 Hour Progressive Inspection Manual (P/N 761-541) referenced above is not a
stand-alone document. It constitutes a snapshot of the Airworthiness Limitations and
Inspection sections of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) and is current
only at the time of printing. Use it as follows:
(1) Owners/operators desiring to establish a Part 91 Progressive Inspection Program
(2) Service centers conducting Event Cycle inspections under a FAA-approved PIP or
C. Overlimits Inspection.
If the airplane has been operated so that any of its components have exceeded their maximum
operational limits, special inspections may be required by Piper and/or the component
manufacturer. See paragraph 3-9 and applicable vendor publications.
III - INSPECTION
PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
(PIP) (see 91.409(d)) or a Part 135 Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (AAIP)
(see 135.419) should use the appropriate Progressive Inspection Manual as a
template for submission to their regional FAA office.
AAIP can use the appropriate Progressive Inspection Manual as a working check-off
list/form, provided they verify its currency against the FAA-approved PIP or AAIP.
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