Maintenance Manual DG-500M
Issued: September 2011
TN500/05
2.9
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Manual valid with the up-to-date cover page only
Landing gear :
Check to insure if properly aligned? No bent forks? Proper extension and
retraction? Any dirt in the forward fork pivot? Any white areas or cracks in
the wheel box? Remove the baggage area floor panels and inspect the
wheel box from above. Landing gear control circuit condition. Is there free
play between actuating lever and rear upper fork?
Nose wheel and tail wheel
Any cracks or white patches around the attachment?
Check the steerable nose wheel for bent struts, damaged bearings and easy
motion.
Horizontal tailplane-stabilizer:
Outer skins:
Crushing, cracks, delaminations?
Mounting:
Glued joint of the bushes, white areas around bushes, cracks in
shear webs, cracks around locking plate?
Hinge mounts
: checked?
Elevator:
Crushing, cracks, delaminations?
Hinge mounts checked? - Control surface horn bent or loose?
Do all
checks of the daily inspection (
see flight manual section 4.3).
