Piper CHEROKEE TURBO ARROW III 1976 Pilot Operating Handbook page 202

SECTION 8
PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
HANDLING, SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE PA-28R-201T, CHEROKEE TURBO
ARROW
III
8.5
PRËVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
The holder of a Pilot Certificate
issued under FAR Part 61 may
perform
certain preventive
maintenance described in FAR Part 43.
This maintenance may be performed
only on an aircraft
which
the
pilot
owns or operates and which is
not
used in air carrier service. The following is a list of the maintenance
which the pilot may perform:
(a)
Repair
or
change tires and tubes.
(b)
Service landing gear wheel bearings, such as cleaning, greasing or replacing.
(c) Service landing gear shock struts by adding air, oil or both.
(d)
Replace defective safety wire and cotter keys.
(e)
Lubrication
not
requiring disassembly other
than
removal of non-structural
items such as cover
plates, cowling or fairings.
(f) Replenish hydraulic fluid in the
hydraulic reservoirs.
(g) Refinish the exterior or interior
of
the
aircraft
(excluding
balanced
control
surfaces) when
removal
or disassembly of any
primary structure or operating system is
not required.
(h) Replace side windows and safety belts.
(i)
Replace seats or seat parts with replacement parts approved for
the
aircraft.
(j)
Replace bulbs, reflectors and lenses of position and landing lights.
(k) Replace cowling not
requiring removal
of the propeller.
(1)
Replace, clean or set spark plug clearance.
(m) Replace any hose connection, except hydraulic connections, with replacement hoses.
(n)
Replace prefabricated fuel lines.
(o)
Replace
the
battery and check fluid level and specific gravity.
Although
the
above work is allowed by law, each individual should make a self analysis as
to
whether
he has the
ability
to
perform the
work.
If the above work is accomplished, an entry must be made in the appropriate logbook. The
entry
should contain:
(a)
The date
the work was accomplished.
(b)
Description of
the
work.
(c) Number of hours
on
the
aircraft.
(d)
The certificate number of pilot performing the work.
(e)
Signature of the individual doing the work.
REPORT: VB-800
ISSUED: DECEMBER 20, 1976
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