Programmed Inspection; Unscheduled Maintenance Checks; Special Inspections As Required - Piper Dakota Maintenance Manual

PROGRAMMED INSPECTION

The programmed inspection permits best aircraft utilization by scheduling inspections through use of
planned inspection schedules. This programmed inspection schedule is available in manual form from Piper
service sales under Piper part number 76l 734.

UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHECKS

SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AS REQUlRED (ON CONDITION)
Special inspections supplement scheduled inspections as outlined in periodic inspections, to include
inspections required at intervals not compatible with airframe operating time or inspection intervals. These
include:
l. Inspections required because of special conditions or incidents that are required to ensure further safe
flight.
2. Hard or Overweight Landing. This inspection must be performed after rough landing or after landing
while aircraft is known to exceed design landing weight. Check following areas and items:
a. Wings - for wrinkled skins and loose or missing rivets.
b. Fuel leaks around fuel tanks.
c. Wing spar webs, bulkheads, wing and fuselage stringers, and skins for any signs of overstress or
damage.
d. An alignment check to clarify any doubt of damage.
3. Severe Turbulence Inspection. Check same items and locations as for Hard or Overweight Landings as
well as the following:
a. Top and bottom fuselage skins for loose or missing rivets and wrinkled skins.
b. Empennage skins and attachments.
4. Engine overspeed, sudden stoppage, loss of oil, overtemperature, and lightning strike.
Check with Avco Lycoming for necessary corrective action.
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