Piper PA-24 Comanche, Service Manual

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PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
04/01/09 III - INSPECTION
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3-7.
Annual / 100 Hour Inspection Procedure
A. Scheduled Maintenance (i.e. - Table III-I.)
(1) The required periodic inspection procedures are listed in Table III-I. These inspection procedures
are broken down into major groups which include Propeller, Engine, Cabin and Cockpit,
Fuselage and Empennage, Wing, Landing Gear, Special Inspections, Operational Inspection,
and General. The first column in each group lists the inspection or procedure to be performed.
The second column is divided into two sub-columns indicating the required inspection interval
of 50 hours or 100 hours. Each inspection or operation is required at each of the inspection
intervals indicated by a circle (O). When a vendor publication specifies a time outside the 50 /
100 hour cycle, it will be listed as a special inspection in paragraph 3-8.
(2) Refer to the applicable section of this manual for instructions on how to gain access to remove
any item that must be removed and is not completely accessible.
(3) Inspection Report Forms.
To help in the performance of periodic inspections, Inspection Report forms are available
exclusively by subscription to the Avantext TechPubs Maintenance libraries for Piper Aircraft
(see www.Avantext.com):
P/N 230-203 for the PA-24 Comanche Series.
NOTE: Service centers conducting Part 91 Annual / 100 Hour Inspections can use the
Inspection Report Form P/N 230-203, as a working check-off list, provided they
verify its currency against an up-to-date copy of the ICA (i.e. – this Service Manual,
see Section I and Table III-I).
(4) In addition to inspection intervals required in scheduled maintenance (i.e., Table III-I),
preflight inspection must also be performed.
(5) References to service manual applicable areas are per the Piper proprietary system defined by
the Section Index Guide.
B. Special Inspections (See paragraph 3-8.)
C. Unscheduled Maintenance (See paragraph 3-9.)