Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
TM
IOF-550 Permold Series Engine Maintenance Manual
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1 April 2007
PREFACE
Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) provides Instructions for Continued Airworthiness based
on the design, testing, and certification of engines and parts for which TCM is the holder of the
Type Certificate (TC) or Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) issued by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). Instructions in TCM manuals, which include maintenance, repair limits,
overhaul, and installation, are applicable only to engines and parts supplied by TCM.
This manual, the Installation and Operation Manual and the Overhaul Manual, applicable service
documents, and other related publications constitute the Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness (ICAs) prepared by TCM and approved by the FAA. Pursuant to Federal Aviation
Regulation (FAR) § 43.13, each person performing maintenance, alteration, or preventive
maintenance on the engine or accessories must use methods, techniques, and practices prescribed
in the ICAs.
Except for FAR part 43.3 authorized owner maintenance, TCM ICAs are written for
exclusive use by FAA (or equivalent authority) licensed mechanics or FAA (or equivalent
authority) certified repair station employees working under the supervision of an FAA
licensed mechanic. Information and instructions contained in this manual anticipate the
user possesses and applies the knowledge, training, and experience commensurate with the
requirements to meet the prerequisite FAA license and certification requirements. No other
use is authorized.
Installation of non-TCM parts on a TCM engine constitutes a deviation from TCM type-design
criteria. TCM has not participated in design, test, or certification of any non-TCM parts. TCM
does not provide product manufacturing specifications to aftermarket parts manufacturers and
accepts no liability for the suitability, durability, longevity, or safety of such parts installed on
TCM engines. Installation of non-TCM parts on a TCM engine must be performed using
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness prepared by the manufacturer and approved by the
FAA for the subject installation. TCM ICAs must not be used for such parts.
Service documents may contain general information or information specific to a group of
engines or be in effect for a limited time frame. Service Documents may also contain advance
changes to the ICAs. It is the responsibility of the organization/person maintaining or operating
the engine to verify that current and complete information, including Service Documents, FAA
Airworthiness Directives (ADs), and publications are used.
To facilitate the use of current data, TCM provides information via the Internet on TCMLINK.
The information available includes a listing of the latest manual versions, service documents,
FAA ADs, and other information applicable to the ICAs. This information is free of charge to
TCM engine owners by registering as an Aviator Service Member.
Manuals published since 2003 are available through TCMLINK to Fixed Base Operators (FBOs)
who subscribe to TCM FBO Services. Information available through Aviator Services is also
available through FBO Services. Hardcopies and service subscriptions are available from TCM.
Refer to “Publication Access” listed in Chapter 1.
