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9.
Right exhaust stack Check for cracks and free
of obstruction.
i.
Right Main Landing Gear. Check as follows:
*
1.
Tires Check condition.
2.
Brake assembly Check. Also check brake deice
assembly and bleed air hose for condition and security.
*
3.
Shock strut Check for signs of leakage and
minimum strut extension (5.5 inches) and that left and
right strut extension is approximately equal.
4.
Torque links Check condition.
5.
Safety switch Check condition, wire, and
security.
6.
Fire extinguisher pressure Check pressure
within limits (Chapter 2).
7.
Wheel well, doors, and linkage Check for signs
of leaks, broken wires, security, and condition.
*
8.
Fuel sump drains (forward) Check for leaks.
j.
Right Wing. Check as follows:
*
1.
General condition Check.
2.
Recessed and heated fuel vents Check free of
obstructions.
3.
Inverter inlet and exhaust louvers Check
free of obstructions.
4.
DC GPU access door Secured.
5.
Inboard dipole antenna set Check for security
and cracks at mounting points, bonding secure, free of
cuts and cracks.
6.
Wing ice light Check condition.
7.
Outboard deice boot Check for secure bonding,
cracks, loose patches, stall strips, and condition.
*
8.
Tiedown Released.
9.
Monopole antenna Check condition.
*
10.
Main tank fuel and cap Check fuel level visually,
condition of seal, and cap tight and properly installed.
11.
Outboard
wing
fuel
vent
Check
free
of
obstruction.
12.
Outboard antenna set Check condition.
13.
Recognition light Check condition.
14.
Wing pod, navigation lights, deice boots and
antennas Check condition.
15.
Static wicks Check security and condition.
16.
Aileron and trim tab Check security and
condition.
*
17.
Fuel sump drains Check for leaks.
18.
Flaps Check for full retraction (approximately
0.25 inch play) and skin damage, such as buckling,
splitting, distortion, or dents.
19.
Chaff
dispenser
Check
number
of
chaff
cartridges in payload module and for security.
k.
Fuselage Right Side. Check as follows:
*
1.
General condition Check.
2.
Emergency light Check condition.
3.
Flare/chaff dispenser Check number of flares/
chaff cartridges in payload module and for security.
4.
Beacon Check condition.
5.
Fuselage underside antennas Check condition.
6.
Towel bar antennas Check condition.
7.
P-band antenna Check condition.
8.
Tailcone access door Check secured.
9.
Oxygen filler door Check secured.
10.
Static ports Check clear of obstructions.
11.
APR 44 antenna Check condition.
12.
Emergency locator transmitter antenna -Check
condition.
13.
Stabilon Check condition.
I.
Empennage. Check as follows:
*
1.
General condition Check.
*
2
Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and trim tab - Check
condition.
3.
Static wicks Check installed.
4.
Antennas Check security and condition.
5.
Deice boots Check condition.
6.
Horizontal stabilizer, tailets, elevator, and
trim tab Check condition.
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