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1. Structural Inspections
A. Under various conditions and circumstances, different structural inspection requirements may
apply. The following table lists the areas of the airplane and a brief description of the inspection
to be conducted after a hard landing or flight through turbulent air.

A INSPECT AFTER HARD, OVERLOAD, OR OVERWEIGHT LANDING

B INSPECT AFTER TURBULENT AIR

C INSPECT AFTER HARD, OVERLOAD, OVERWEIGHT LANDING,

OR TURBULENT AIR 6M050010201

Inspection Areas
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NACELLE Inspect wing-to-nacelle attachment for cracks and X X

loose or sheared attachment.
Inspect engine mount attachment fittings for condi- X
tion.
Inspect engine truss assembly for bent or cracked X
tubes, cracked gussets, and welds.
Inspect nacelle keelson webs for evidence of perma- X
nent buckling.
Inspect nacelle upper and lower longerons for evi- X
dence of buckling.
Inspect aft nacelle bulkhead. X
LANDING GEAR Inspect MLG drag strut and support fittings for cracks X
and sheared or loose attachment.
Inspect actuators, bellcranks and rollers for cracks X
and damage.
Inspect MLG axle for permanent set. X
Perform dye penetrant inspection of wheels for X
cracks in hub and rim flanges.
Perform landing gear retraction with aircraft on jacks, X
and check for freedom of motion and clearance.
WING Inspect top and bottom of wing for cracks, permanent X X
wrinkles and/or loose rivets.
Inspect wing spar webs for evidence of buckling if X X
external wing skin buckling is present after encoun-
tering a hard landing or flight through turbulent air.
Inspect leading edge of wing for evidence of skin X X
buckling and/or loose and damaged structure.
Inspect wing-to-nacelle aft attachment for cracked or X X
sheared attachments.
Remove fairing and inspect area of wing enclosed by X X
fairing.
Check for clearance throughout flap travel. X X

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FUSELAGE Inspect top side and underside of fuselage skin for X X

evidence of buckling.

Inspect skin splices for loose or sheared attach- X X

ments.

Remove wing fairing and inspect fuselage skin and X X

frames, in area of wing spars, for permanent set or
cracks. With wing fairing removed, perform dye pen-
etrant inspection of visible upper, outboard fillet radii
on both halves of wing-to-fuselage fitting at main and
aft spars, checking for cracks.

Inspect all doors and door alignment. X X

Pressure check cabin to 7.0 psi. X X

TAIL Inspect vertical stabilizer-fuselage attachment by re- X

moving fillets. Inspect fillets and tubes for cracks,
buckling, and loose attachment.
Inspect vertical stabilizer spar fuselage frames. X
Inspect horizontal stabilizer trim actuator. X
Inspect rudder surface and hinges for distortion, X
cracks, and sheared or loose attachment.
Check for clearance over full rudder travel. X

CONTROLS Check flight control system from cockpit; operate all X X

controls and trim tabs through full travel, checking for
freedom of movement.

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