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MANUAL (Rev 20
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TOWING- MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
1. General
CAUTION: WHEN TOWING THE AIRPLANE, NEVER TURN THE NOSE WHEELMORE
THAN 30 DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF CENTER, OR THE GEARWILL BE DAMAGED.
DO NOT PUSH ON CONTROL SURFACES ORANY PORTION OF THE HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER. WHEN PUSHINGON THE TAILCONE, ALWAYS APPLY PRESSURE AT A
BULKHEAD TOAVOID DAMAGING THE SKIN.
A. Towing.(1) Moving the airplane by hand is accomplished by
using the wing struts and landing gear
struts as push points. A tow bar attached to the nose gear
should be used for steering andmaneuvering the airplane on the
ground. When no tow bar is available, press down on thetailcone at
a bulkhead to raise the nose wheel off the ground. With the nose
wheel clear ofthe ground, the airplane can be turned by pivoting
about the main wheels.
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Print Date: Sat Mar 28 11:51:24 CST 2015 MODEL 172 MAINTENANCE
MANUAL (Rev 20
9-10-00 (Rev 8)
2015 Cessna Aircraft CompanyRetain printed data for historical
reference only. For future maintenance, use only current data. Page
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