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Daily Inspection (DI)

General Inspection:
  1. Ventilating Ram air inlet duct for cabin air.
  2. Pitot Heads and static Vents
  3. Drain holes and inspection of derbies on the fuselage 

  4. Antennas (underside)
  5. Wheel nose tire
  6. Nose oleo and Piston
  7. Cover Pitot
Before going in depth about the further steps in the inspection, we need to know the areas of the planes that are used as a nomenclature to represent certain parts of the aircraft.
They are:
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5

A1 Internal
 Ensure Gust lock- flaps 0 and brakes set

A2 External
Main wheel assembly brake
 

A2 Internal
Battery and flashlght
firstaid kit- seal check
 

 A3 External
Inspect stabilizers, rudder, elevators, trim and geared tabs

A4 External
Inspect fire extinguishing indicator discs for evidence of extinguisher discharge.
Inspect wing strut
Inspect wing fuel vent outlet
Engine:
Inspect engine intake deflector and screen
Check for oil level
inspect propeller blade
 

A5 External
Inspect fire extinguishing indicator discs for evidence of extinguisher discharge.
Inspect wing strut
Inspect wing fuel vent outlet
Engine:
Inspect engine intake deflector and screen
Check for oil level
inspect propeller blade


 
Operational Checks:
  1. Funtional test of position lights, anticollision lights and landing lights.
  2. CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder)
  3. Beacon test
  4. Portable oxygen test
  5. Emergency exit door and window




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