Piper CHEROKEE ARCHER II Pilot Operating Handbook page 138

PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA.28.I81,
CT{EROKEE ARCTIER
II
SECTION
8
TIANDLING,
SERVTCING
AND MAINTEN
ANCE
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AIRPLAI{E
INSPECTION PERIODS
The Fcdcr.l Ariatign Administration (FAA)
occasionallv publishes Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
that applr r,,
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aircratL
They are mandatory
changes
and are
to
be
complied with within
a
time
limit
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an
AD
is
isiued.
it
is sent b1'
the
FAA to
the latest registered owner of the
affected aircrat't and also ro subscribers
of their
service. The owner should periodicallv check
uith
his Piper
dealer
or A
&
p meJanic to
see
u'hether he has the latest
issued
AD against his aircraft.
The ou,ner Ser,,ice Agreement which the owner receives
upon delivery of the aircralt should
be kept
in
the aircraft ut utt
iirn.r.ittir
identifies him
to
authorized Piper dealers
and entitles the owner
to
recei\e
ser'ice
in
accordan..
*i,t,
the regular
service agreement
termi.
This agreement also entitles the transient
owner
full uarrantl'
b1'
anv
Piper dealer
in the world'
One hnndred
hour inspections are
required
by law
if
the aircraft
is used
commercially. otherwise this
inspection is
left to
the discretion
of
the own"r. This inspection
is a
complete check of the aircraft
and
its
,vrirrr,
ana *routa
b" .."o*plished
by a Piper Authorized Service
Center
or by
a
qualified aircraft
and
power plant mechanic who owns
or
works
foi
a
reputable repair shop. The inspection is
listed, in detail' in
ihe inspection report of the appropriate Service
Manual'
fui annual inspection is required once
a
year
to
keep
the
Airworthiness Certificate in eft'ect.
It
is
the
same
as
a l0Ghoui
inspection except that
it
must be
signed
by an lnspection
Authorized (IA)
mechanic or
a General
Aviation pistrict Office
tCnpOl
representative. This inspection is
required whether the aircraft
is
operated commercially or
for
pleasure.
A
progressive Maintenance progfirm
is
approved by__the
FAA
and is available
to the owner.
It
involves
routine
and detailed inspectionj
at-S&hour intervals.
The
purpose
of
the program is
to
allow maximum
utilization of the aircrafi, to
reduce maintenance inspection cost and
to
maintain
a
maximum standard
of
continuous airworthiness. Complete detaiis are
available
frcm Piper dealen'
A
spectographic analysis
of
the
oil
is available
from
several sources.
This system,
if
used
intelligently,
provides a gooa
iUect<
of
the
intemal condition
of
the engine.
For this
system
to
be
accurate,
oil
samples
must be sent
in at regular intervals, and
induction air
filten
must be
cleaned
or changed
regularly.
ISSUED: JUNE
lt,
1975
REVISED:
MARCH
30,
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REPORT: V8.790
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