SERVICE MANUAL & ICA
8750 AMPHIBIAN/SEAPLANE FLOATS ON CESSNA 208/208B
Revision D
Page 7 of 104
P/N 1005723 Doc. No. W8750-24-01
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION ....................... 14
1.1 GENERAL FLOAT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 21
1.2 CLEANING ............................................................................................................................................. 24
1.3 CORROSION .......................................................................................................................................... 25
1.4 FLOAT HANDLING & JACKING ............................................................................................................... 27
1.5 MOORING ............................................................................................................................................ 28
CHAPTER 2 AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS ..................................................... 30
CHAPTER 3 NOSE GEAR ............................................................................................. 33
3.0 NOSE GEAR ........................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1 ADJUSTMENT/TEST ............................................................................................................................... 36
3.2 NOSE GEAR BASIC SERVICING ............................................................................................................... 37
3.3 NOSE GEAR DISASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................... 38
3.4 NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................................... 39
CHAPTER 4 MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKES & GEAR RETRACTION .......... 42
4.0 GENERAL .............................................................................................................................................. 43
4.1 MAIN GEAR RETRACTION...................................................................................................................... 47
4.2 MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY SETUP .............................................................................................................. 54
4.3 ADJUSTING THE GEAR UP POSITION ..................................................................................................... 59
4.4 ADJUST MAIN UP AND DOWN POSITION SWITCHES ............................................................................. 60
4.5 EMERGENCY GEAR OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 64
CHAPTER 5 HYDRAULICS ......................................................................................... 65
5.0 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................. 66
5.1 BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 69
CHAPTER 6 WATER RUDDER ................................................................................... 71
6.0 BASIC DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................................. 72
CHAPTER 7 ELECTRICAL .......................................................................................... 75
7.0 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................. 76
