All 7 Series 1979+ Inspection Report of Citabria`s new designed

[mikelima]

Good evening dear Forum members, may i ask for your opinion in here:

I just write for my new Austrian Citabria an Airworthiness Program (Easa Stuff)
where me as Pilot Owner can do Mxx Stuff on the Plane.

I have gone through all Service Manuals i have and found always the Inspection Report
as copy of a copy of a copy.
So what i did today: I generated the Inspection Report new designed but with
all points in there like the Piper Cub Style including the Lubrication chart.
(phoa it took really a long time to create)

Can i ask in here about your opinion on such, if you have more ideas or critics,
or if such a List would be helpful for others in here...

Have a look
Matthias.

 

[Bartman]

out running errands but can look later when I am back home.

 

[Big Ed]

Ausgezeichnet!

 

[Hiperbiper]

Ausgezeichnet!

Gesundheit!

My only comment about making your own Inspection Checklist is make it Comprehensive enough to ensure continued safe operation but not so fussy that it becomes a hindrance to looking at complete systems...
There was a "checklist" in an Aeronca magazine that was (I kid you not) 4 typewritten pages...for a simple, non electric 2 seat rag and tube bird.
Like everything else; more isn't always better.

Chris

 

[Bob Turner]

Think that's bad? We had a young fellow propose a checklist for a J3 that had six items after lining up on the runway. Swear to God one of the items was "advance the throttle." Good idea - never want to forget to add power just before takeoff.

 

[mikelima]

Thank you for your all feedback and also critics so far!

Just to clarify: my Checklist are the 1:1 inspection points stated at the 1979 Inspection Report
with 10 pages - shrinked now to 4 Pages.

Not even one new point was added by me - nope - nothing; only that was stated by Bellanca 1979.

Just a graphical new workover of the 43 year old list,
but now included the "Figure 2-6 Lubrication Chart" and "Table 2-2 Recommended Lubrication"

What List are you all taking for the annual inspection of your planes? original or alternate ones?

best greetings
Matthias!

 

[Bob Turner]

We were mostly talking about operational checklists, not inspection checklists.

Chris has a good point, though - you really don't need a written checklist with a check box for each and every bolt. In my opinion, one "check box" should do it for "control surfaces, actuators, pulleys, cables, turnbuckles, and safety devices - check". Same philosophy for other systems. There is a nice checklist in the maintenance manual, and one can simplify that quite a bit and still comply with the requirement.

There is also a list that can be pulled out of 14 cfr 43 App D. It winds up being four typed pages.

Just an opinion.

 

[Big Ed]

Could be the EASA Pilot Owner Maintenance documentation requirements are more rigorous than those expected of a trained A&P/IA in our system. That would be logical.