Cessna 177 SERIES User manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
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Service Manual
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
PAGE NO.
SECTION
Aerofiche/Manual
1.
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
.................. A................
1A8/1-1
2.
GROUND
HANDLING,
SERVICING,
CLEANING, LUBRICATION
AND
INSPECTION
.......................................
1A17/2-1
3. FUSELAGE ........................................
1C2/3-1
4.
WINGS
AND EMPENNAGE
.........................................
1D4/4-1
5. LANDING
GEAR,
WHEELS
AND
BRAKES
..........................
1D15/5-1
6.
AILERON
CONTROL
SYSTEM
......................................
1F4/6-1
7.
WING FLAP
CONTROL SYSTEM
....................................
1F18/7-1
8. STABILATOR
CONTROL
SYSTEM
.................
...............
.
1G9/8-1
9. STABILATOR
TRIM
CONTROL
SYSTEM
............................
1G21/9-1
10. RUDDER
CONTROL
SYSTEM
......................................
lHll/10-1
11.
EN G
IN E .......................
...................
.................
112/11-1
12.
FUEL SYSTEM
..................................................
... 1
17/12-1
13.
PROPELLER
AND
GOVERNOR
.................................
1K19/13-1
14.
UTILITY
SYSTEMS
......................
.........................
1L9/14-1
15.
INSTRUMENT
AND INSTRUMENT
SYSTEMS
.......................
2A2/15-1
16. ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS
..................................... ...
2B15/16-1
18.
STRUCTURAL
REPAIR
.......................................
.
2E5/18-1
19.
PAINTING
.................................... .....
2F17/19-1
20. W
IRING DIAGRAMS
................................................
2G1/20-1
Change 8

CROSS
REFERENCE
LISTING OF
POPULAR
NAME VS.
MODEL
NUMBERS
AND
SERIALS
All
aircraft, regardless
of manufacturer,
are
certificated under
model
number
desiginations.
However, popular names
are
often used for market-
ing purposes.
To provide a consistent
method
of referring
to these air-
craft,
the model number will be used
in this publication unless the
popular
name
is necessary
to differentiate
between versions
of the same
basic
model.
The following
table provides
a listing of popular name,
model
number, and serial
number.
MODEL
SERIALS
POPULAR NAME
M
ODEL
POPULAR
NAME
YEAR
MODEL
BEGINNING ENDING
177 or CARDINAL
1968
177
17700001
17701164
177A or CARDINAL
1969 177A
17701165
17701370
177B or CARDINAL
1970 177B
17701371
17701530
177B or CARDINAL
1971 177B
17701531
17701633
177B or CARDINAL
1972 177B
17701634
17701773
177B or CARDINAL
1973 177B
17701774
17701973
177B or CARDINAL
1974
177B
17701974
17702203
177B, CARDINAL
1975 177B
17702204
17702313
and CARDINAL II
CARDINAL
or
1976
177B 17702314
17702522
CARDINAL II
1977
177B 17702523
17702672
CARDINAL CLASSIC
1978 177B
17702673 17702752
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8

INTRODUCTION
This manual contains factory-recommended
procedures and instructions
for ground
handling, servicing,
and maintaining Cessna Model 177 -Series
aircraft. Besides serving as a
reference for the experienced mechanic,
this book also covers step-by-step
procedures for the
less experienced.
If properly used, it will better enable
the mechanic to maintain the aircraft
and thereby
establish a reputation
for reliable service.
Information for Nav-O-Matic Autopilots,
Electronic Communications, and
Navigation
Equipment are not
included in this manual These manuals
are available from Cessna Parts
Distribution (CPD 2)..
AEROFICHE
This service manual is designed for aerofiche presentation. To facilitate the use of the
aerofiche,
refer to the aerofiche
header for basic information.
KEEPING CESSNA PUBLICATIONS CURRENT
The information
in this publication is based on data
available at the time of publication
and
is updated, supplemented,
and automatically amended by
all information issued in Service
News Letters, Service Bulletins, Supplier Service Notices, Publication Changes, Revisions,
Reissues and
Temporary Revisions. All such amendments
become part of and are specifically
incorporated within this publication. Users are urged to keep abreast of the latest
amendments to this
publication through information available
at Cessna Authorized Service
Stations or through the Cessna
Product Support subscription which provide
disassembly,
overhaul, and parts breakdowns for some of the various suppliers equipment items. Suppliers
publications are updated, supplemented,
and specifically amended by
supplier issued
revisions and service information which may be reissued by Cessna; thereby automatically
amending this
publication and is communicated
to the field through Cessna Authorized
Service Stations and/or
Cessna subscription
service.
WARNING
ALL INSPECTION
INTERVALS, REPLACEMENT
TIME LIMITS,
OVERHAUL TIME LIMITS, THE
METHOD OF INSPECTION,
LIFE
LIMITS,
CYCLE LIMITS, ETC.,
RECOMMENDED BY CESSNA
ARE
SOLELY BASED ON
THE USE OF NEW, REMANUFACTURED,
OR
OVERHAULED CESSNA APPROVED PARTS. IF PARTS ARE
DESIGNED,
MANUFACTURED,
REMANUFACTURED,
OVERHAULED,PURCHASED,
AND/OR APPROVED BY ENTITIES
OTHER THAN CESSNA, THEN
THE DATA
IN CESSNAS
MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
MANUALS NO LONGER APPLICABLE
AND THE PURCHASER
IS WARNED NOT TO RELY
ON SUCH DATA
FOR NON-CESSNA
PARTS. ALL INSPECTION
INTERVALS
REPLACEMENT TIME LIMITS,
OVERHAUL TIME
LIMITS, THE
METHOD OF INSPECTION,
LIFE LIMITS, CYCLE
LIMITS, ETC., FOR
SUCH
NON-CESSNA PARTS
MUST BE OBTAINED FROM
THE
MANUFACTURER AND/OR
SELLER OF SUCH NON-CESSNA
PARTS.
REVISIONS/CHANGES
These are issued to the dealers
by Cessna Aircraft Company for
this publication as required,
and include only pages that
require updating.
REISSUE. Manual
is reissued to dealers as required, and is
a complete manual incorporating
all the latest information and outstanding revisionsichanges. It supersedes and replaces
previous issue(s).
REVISIONS, CHANGES and REISSUES can be purchased from your Cessna Dealer or
directly from the Cessna Parts
Distribution, (CPD 2) Dept 701,
Cessna Aircraft Company,
5800 East Pawnee, Wichita, Kansas 67201.
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