Cessna 182T 2001, Pilot Operating Handbook

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CESSNA SECTION 4 - NORMAL PROCEDURES
MODEL 182T FAA APPROVED
CHECKLIST PROCEDURES
PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
1 CABIN
1. Pitot Tube Cover -- REMOVE. Check for pitot blockage.
2. Pilot's Operating Handbook -- AVAILABLE IN THE AIRPLANE.
3. Airplane Weight and Balance -- CHECKED.
4. Parking Brake -- SET.
5. Control Wheel Lock -- REMOVE.
6. Ignition Switch -- OFF.
7. Avionics Master Switch -- OFF.
WHEN TURNING ON THE MASTER SWITCH,
USING AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE, OR
PULLING THE PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND,
TREAT THE PROPELLER AS IF THE IGNITION
SWITCH WERE ON. DO NOT STAND, NOR
ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO STAND, WITHIN THE
ARC OF THE PROPELLER, SINCE A LOOSE OR
BROKEN WIRE OR A COMPONENT
MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE THE PROPELLER
TO ROTATE.
8. Master Switch -- ON.
9. Fuel Quantity Indicators -- CHECK QUANTITY and ENSURE
LOW FUEL ANNUNCIATORS (L LOW FUEL R) are
EXTINGUISHED.
10. Avionics Master Switch -- ON.
11. Avionics Cooling Fan -- CHECK AUDIBLY FOR OPERATION.
12. Avionics Master Switch -- OFF.
13. Static Pressure Alternate Source Valve -- OFF.
14. Annunciator Panel Switch -- PLACE AND HOLD IN TST
POSITION and ensure all annunciators illuminate.
15. Annunciator Panel Test Switch -- RELEASE. Check that
appropriate annunciators remain on.
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