Unscheduled Maintenance Checks; General; Special Inspections As Required, Upon Condition - Piper PA-32R-301 SARATOGA SP Maintenance Manual

A. Unscheduled Maintenance Checks
1.

General

The special inspections given, supplement the scheduled inspections as outlined in Periodic
Inspections to include inspections which are required at intervals not compatible with airframe
operating time or inspection intervals.
2.

Special Inspections As Required, Upon Condition

a. Inspections required due to special conditions or incidents that arise requiring an immediate
inspection to ensure further safe flight.
b. Hard or Overweight Landing. This inspection should be performed after a known rough land-
ing is made or when a landing is made while the aircraft is known to exceed the design land-
ing weight. Check the following areas and items:
Wings - for wrinkled skins, loose or missing rivets.
Fuel leaks around the fuel tanks.
Wing spar webs, bulkheads, wing and fuselage stringers and skins for any signs of
overstress or damage.
A possible alignment check to clarify any doubt of damage.
c. Severe Turbulence Inspection. The same items and locations should be checked as stated for
Hard or Overweight Landings along with the following:
Top and bottom fuselage skins for loose or missing rivets and wrinkled skins.
Empennage skins and attachments.
d. Engine over speed, sudden stoppage, loss of oil, over temperature and lightning strike.
Refer to Engine Manufacturer for necessary corrective action.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32R-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
1D5
5-50-00
Page 5-24
Reissued: July 1, 1993