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PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
CHECKLIST
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Cabin Inspection
Exterior Inspection
4 Fuel quantity checked
5 Documents and paperwork
6 Cabin door fits snugly, opens and
closes properly
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Would you like to put your mind at ease before your next flight? In addition
to regularly scheduled equipment and engine maintenance and repair, all
airplanes undergo a thorough visual inspection before every flight.
1 Nose (windshield, engine oil, propeller/
spinner, alternator belt, landing light, gear,
strut and switches)
2 Landing gear (exposed motors and cables)
3 Tire pressure and tread wear
4 Engines (structural hardware, fan blades,
de-icing, de-contamination)
5 Right wing (flap, aileron, wingtip and
lights, wing tie-down, trailing and leading
edges, fuel vent, main tire/brake)
1 Windshield and windows clean and uncracked
2 Lights are operational
3 All switches and controls checked and
properly positioned
6 Left wing (flap, aileron, wingtip and
lights, wing tie-down, leading and trailing
edges, fuel vent, main tire/brake)
7 Fuselage or body (missing rivets,
loose bolts, missing antennae, dents,
remove bird droppings and ice)
8 Baggage door is securely locked
9 Empannage or tail section (vertical
stabilizer, rudder, tail tie-down)
Here are some of the items that pilots and air crews must
check before the aircraft is cleared for takeoff.
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