Instruction and Maintenance Handbook
XP 12
EDITION :
APRIL 2002
PAGE : 12
AIR CREATION
Aérodrome de Lanas - 07200 AUBENAS - France
Tél. : 33 (0) 4 75 93 66 66 - Fax : 33 (0) 4 75 35 04 03 - Internet : www.aircreation.fr
Every 50 flying hours, check :
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Whether all screws are correctly tightened and that they have not worked loose as well as
the reflex bridles links.
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condition of the cables.
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the seams of the upper surface sail and the keel pocket in center of the wing.
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possible tear of the sail and the rubber strap of the bottom and upper surfaces link.
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the maintaining strap of the tensioning cables forward the king post and the one which
maintains the keel pocket.
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the correct condition of the ropes of the fixation battens. Reset or replace it again if
necessary. The tension of the ropes maintaining the two last tip battens situated at the tip of
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the sail should be very firm indeed.
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fastening bolts :
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of the cables at the bottom of the 'A' frame
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of the 'A' frame knuckle joints to the control bar
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of the crossbar/leading edges link
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of the tension device on the keel
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of the hang point system
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Change them if there are any traces of wear or rust.
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The swan nose catch and leading edges-to-keel connection plates to detect wear or cracks.
In the event of heavy landing, check imperatively
:
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the straightness of the leading edges (imperative dismantling of the rear parts)
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the nose plate and its nuts
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the swan nose catch (wear - cracks)
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the straightness of the keel
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the lower cables
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the fastening of the sail at the wing tips
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the seams of the keel pocket on the sail
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the crossbars and their link with the leading edges
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the screws, the 'A' frame uprights
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the tensioning device at the rear of the keel
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the battens (airfoil symmetry)
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the tip struts
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the fastening of the luff-lines on the sail
WARNING :
Every "nylstop" screw must be replaced after each
dismantling
and always tightened with a special
glue of the "LOCTITE" type : 243 and 270 type on wheel axle bolts.
All repair work should be carried out in our
workshops or at an authorized technical
station*
*
Whose operators follow yearly a specific technical training in
our workshops. An updated list is available on demand.