Cessna 172N Operating Handbook page 148

SECTION 8
HANDLING, SERVICE
& MAINTENANCE
CESSN A P RO GR E S S I VE C A R E
CESSNA
MODEL 172N
The Cessna hogressive
Care Program has been designed to help you
realize maximum utilization of your airplane at a minimum cost and down-
time.
Under this program, your airplane is inspected and maintained in
four operations at 50-hour intervals during a 20O-hour period.
The oper-
a_tigns are recycled each 200 hours and are recorded in a specially pro-
vided Aircraft Inspection Log as each operation is conducted.
The Cessna Aircraft Company recommends Progressive Care for air-
planes that are being flown 200 hours or more per year, and the 100-hour
inspection for all other airplanes.
The procedures for the Progressive
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Program and the 100-hour inspection have been carefully worked out
by the factory and are followed by the Cessna Dealer Organization.
The
complete familiarity
of Cessna Dealers with Cessna equipment and factory-
approved procedures provides the highest level of service possible at
lower cost to Cessna owners.
Regardless of the inspection method selected by the owner, he should
keep in mind that FAR Part 43 and FAR Part 91 establishes the require-
rnent that properly certified agencies or personnel accomplish all required
FAA inspections ard most of the manufacturer recommended inspections.
C E SSNA C U S IO fi l E R C AR E PR ,O G RA f f l
Specific benefits and provisions of the CESSNA WARRANTY plus other
imlrcrtant benefits for you are contained in your cusToMER CARE pRo-
GRAM book supplied with your airplane.
Ybu wiII want to thoroughly re-
view your Customer Care Program book and keep it in your airplane at
all times.
Coupons attached to the Program book entitle you to an initial inspec-
tion and either a hogressive Care Operation No. 1 or the first 100-hour
inspection within the first G months of ownership at no charge to you. If
you-take delivery from your Dealer, the initial inspection wiU have been
performed before delivery of the airplane to you. If you pick up your air-
plane at the factory, plan to take it to your DLaler reisonably sbon after
you take delivery, so the initial inspection may be performed allowing the
Dealer to make any minor adjustments which may be necessary.
You will also want to return to your Dealer either at 50 hours for your
first Progressive Care Operation, or at 100 hours for your first 100-hour
inspection depending on which program you choose to establish for your
airplane.
While these important inspections will be performed for you by
any Cessna Dealer, in most cases you wiII prefer to have the Dealer from
whom you purchased the airplane accomplistr ttris work.
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