General; Visual Inspection - Cub Crafters CC11-100 Maintenance Manual

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GENERAL

This section is intended to serve as a guide for a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic to
perform routine maintenance on the aircraft. It is the responsibility of the owner and/or the
operator to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition and ensure that all applicable Safety
Directives, Safety Alerts, and Service Bulletins have been complied with. Furthermore, it is the
responsibility of the owner and/or the operator to ensure that the airplane is inspected as
specified in Parts 43 and 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. This inspection guide is not
intended to replace the good judgment of a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic.
The guide will make reference to service information provided by other vendors, such as the
manufacturer of the engine. The persons performing the maintenance on the aircraft must
ensure that they have the latest editions of these publications. This guide will not make
reference to revision levels of vendor publications.
This guide will be applicable to the aircraft in the configuration it left Cub Crafters when it was
first delivered and it may not cover modifications made to the aircraft subsequently.
Inspection Groups and Criteria

(1) Visual Inspection

Visual inspections will normally apply to those areas, surfaces, and/or items that
become visible by the removal or opening of access doors, panels, fairings, or
cowlings.
Visual Inspection criteria will normally consist of, but are not limited to the following
criteria:
(A) Moving Parts
Proper operation, correct alignment, security, sealing, cleanliness, lubrication,
adjustment, tension, travel, condition, binding, excessive wear, cracking, corrosion,
deformation, and any other apparent damage.
(B) Fabric Covered Parts
Security, condition, cleanliness, wear, cracking, obstruction of drainage or vent
holes, deformation, heat deterioration, fluid saturation, and any other apparent
damage.
(C) Metal Parts
Security, condition of finish, cleanliness, distortion, fatigue cracks, cracked welds,
corrosion, and any other apparent damage.
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CUB CRAFTERS, INC.
CC11-100 MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Manual number SC10000AMM
Date: 10/01/2010