SECTION 4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
EASA Approved
TBM
700
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
Page 4.3.9
Edition 1 -- November 30, 2010
Rev. 0
CHECK--LIST PROCEDURES
PREFLIGHT INSPECTION (Cont’d)
13 -- L.H. main landing gear
-- Shock--absorber / doors /
tire / wheel well
CHECK
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Fuselage forward section
IV
1 -- Baggage compartment
-- Inside
CONTROLLED
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-- Door
CLOSED / LOCKED
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2 -- GPU door
CLOSED
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If not used)
3 -- Fuel circuit drain
DRAIN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Fuel free of water and contamination)
-- Filter contamination indicator
CHECK
4 -- L.H. exhaust stub
CHECK
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(Condition / No crack)
5 -- Upper engine cowls
OPEN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For the first flight of the day :
-- Oil cap
CLOSED / LOCKED
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-- Engine oil level
CHECK
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-- Fuel pipes
CHECK
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(No leak, deterioration, wear)
6 -- Engine cowls
Condition -- CHECK
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CLOSED / LOCKED
7 -- Air inlets
-- Main
No crack -- UNOBSTRUCTED
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-- Lateral / upper
UNOBSTRUCTED
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8 -- Propeller and spinner
CHECK
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(No nicks, cracks or oil leaks / Attachment)