Revision: 9.8 Date: 12/03/20 RV-12 MAINTENANCE MANUAL Aircraft Serial Number: ___________________________ Rev: 9.8 12/03/20 REVISION SUMMARY CHAPTER REVISION DATE COVER PAGE 9.8 12/03/20 ii 9.8 12/03/20 iii 7 09/29/19 iv-x 9 12/03/20 1 9.5 12/13/19 2 1 04/16/10 3 6 09/29/19 4 3 12/18/18 5 6 12/18/18 6 4 07/16/16 7 2 04/03/14 8 5 12/18/18 9 7 12/13/19 10 1 04/16/10 11 7 10/30/20 12 6 09/08/20 13 5 04/03/14 14 4 12/03/20 15 1 04/16/10 16 1 04/16/10 17 4 12/18/18 18 10 09/08/20 19 3 07/16/16 20 4 12/18/18 ii Rev: 7 9/29/19 OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES For continued airworthiness of an RV-12 aircraft, the owner/operator must comply with the following requirements as dictated in ASTM F 2295 Section 5. ❑ Each owner/operator of an RV-12 shall read and comply with the maintenance manual and continued airworthiness information and instructions provided by Van's Aircraft Inc. ❑ Each owner/operator of an RV-12 shall provide Van's Aircraft Inc. with up to date contact information so that Van's Aircraft may send the owner/operator supplemental notification bulletins. Van's Aircraft, Inc. 14401 Keil Road, NE Aurora, OR 97002 USA Phone: 503.678.6545 Fax: 503.678.6560 Website: www.vansaircraft.com email: [email protected] ❑ The owner/operator of an RV-12 shall notify Van's Aircraft Inc. of any safety of flight issue or significant service difficulty upon discovery using the Feedback Form provided in the Maintenance Manual. ❑ The owner/operator of an RV-12 shall comply with all Van's Aircraft Inc. issued notices of corrective action and comply with all applicable aviation authority regulations in regard to maintaining the airworthiness of the LSA. Notices of corrective action are published on the Van’s Aircraft web site RV-12 Service Information Page. Or go to http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/service-rv12.htm ❑ An owner of an RV-12 shall ensure that any needed corrective action be completed as specified in a notice, or by the next scheduled annual inspection. ❑ Should an owner/operator not comply with any mandatory service requirement the RV-12 shall be considered not in compliance with applicable ASTM standards and may be subject to regulatory action by the presiding aviation authority. ❑ The owner/operator may submit written comments and questions regarding any mandatory Notice to the organization who issued the Notice. iii Rev: 9 12/03/20 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv Rev: 9 12/03/20 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1- GENERAL INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1-1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 Scope .......................................................................................................................... 1-2 Replacement Parts ...................................................................................................... 1-3 Method ........................................................................................................................ 1-3 APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT ................................................................................................ 1-4 General Safety ............................................................................................................ 1-4 Safety of Flight Reporting Procedure .......................................................................... 1-5 Helpful Terminology .................................................................................................... 1-5 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 1-6 Units ............................................................................................................................ 1-7 TOOLS AND EXPENDABLES ................................................................................................ 1-8 ENGINE .......................................................................................................................... 1-12 LUBRICATIONS AND CAPACITIES ....................................................................................... 1-13 Engine Oil .................................................................................................................. 1-13 Brake Fluid ................................................................................................................ 1-13 Engine Coolant .......................................................................................................... 1-14 Fuel ........................................................................................................................... 1-14 Tire Pressures ........................................................................................................... 1-14 Torque Values ........................................................................................................... 1-15 GENERAL PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 1-16 Lifting & Supporting the fuselage............................................................................... 1-16 WEIGHT AND BALANCE .................................................................................................... 1-18 EQUIPMENT LIST ............................................................................................................ 1-21 CHAPTER 2- SERVICE SCHEDULE ............................................................................... 2-1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 CHAPTER 3- INSPECTION .............................................................................................. 3-1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 INSPECTION DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 3-3 Pre-inspection / Post-inspection .................................................................................. 3-3 Cockpit ........................................................................................................................ 3-5 Radio ........................................................................................................................... 3-7 Optional Equipment ..................................................................................................... 3-7 Emergency Locator Transmitter .................................................................................. 3-7 Propeller ...................................................................................................................... 3-7 v Rev: 9 12/03/20 Engine ......................................................................................................................... 3-8 Firewall Forward .......................................................................................................... 3-8 Fuselage ................................................................................................................... 3-10 Landing Gear ............................................................................................................ 3-11 Wing / Center Section/AOA ...................................................................................... 3-12 Rear Spar Doubler .................................................................................................... 3-13 Empennage ............................................................................................................... 3-14 Angle-Of-Attack System ............................................................................................ 3-17 Paperwork ................................................................................................................. 3-17 CHAPTER 4 - STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ......................................................................... 4-1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 MINIMUM CERTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 4-2 CHAPTER 5 - STRUCTURES .......................................................................................... 5-1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 5-2 FUSELAGE ........................................................................................................................ 5-2 WING AND FLAPERON ....................................................................................................... 5-4 EMPENNAGE ..................................................................................................................... 5-6 LANDING GEAR ................................................................................................................. 5-8 FAIRINGS - WHEEL AND GEAR LEG .................................................................................... 5-10 SERVICE ........................................................................................................................ 5-12 CHAPTER