CIRRUS DESIGN CAPS, Component Manual

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12128-001 95-01
Page 26 15 Sept 2002
(b) Remove CAPS handle access cover and install CAPS handle safety pin
CAUTION: Ensure hands are clean while working with headliners and trim pieces.
(c) Remove BH 222 trim panel and carpet.
(d) Remove access panels CB6 and CB7 from BH 222.
(e) To prevent debris and components from falling into bottom of empennage, place catch
cloth below rocket and parachute assembly.
(f) Remove LH rear headliner. (Refer to AMM 25-10
(g) If applicable, remove fasteners securing cabin headliner to fuselage.
(h) Remove LH and RH cabin flood light assemblies. (Refer to AMM 33-10
(i) Pull LH door seal away from top edge of door frames.
(j) If applicable, slit tape securing LH headliner to door frame.
(k) Remove LH B-pillar trim. (Refer to AMM 25-10)
(l) Gently pull LH portion of cabin headliner down from ceiling to gain access to CAPS activa-
tion cable.
(m) Remove CAPS Rocket Assembly. (Refer to 95-01)
(n) Remove grommet securing activation cable to cable pass-through hole in CAPS bucket.
Note: To facilitate screw removal, push attaching screws up to break filler covering
screw heads and use a small knife to remove remaining filler.
(o) At CAPS activation handle, remove nuts, washers, bushings, and screws securing activa-
tion handle and cable assembly to fuselage.
(p) Locate, cut, and remove all cable ties securing activation cable to the fuselage ceiling.
(q) Remove aluminum tape securing CAPS activation cable to fuselage ceiling.
(r) Remove CAPS activation cable from airplane.
(2) Installation - Caps Activation Handle and Cable Assembly
(a) Acquire necessary tools, equipment, and supplies.
(b) Ensure CAPS handle safety pin is installed.
(c) Position activation cable handle bracket over mounting holes and secure to fuselage ceil-
ing installing new screws, washers, and nuts. Torque to 15.0 - 20.0 inch-pounds (1.7 - 2.2
Nm).
(d) Fill, prime and paint screw holes.
(e) Install grommet to cable pass-through hole in CAPS bucket.
Note: If Stormscope or Skywatch installed, route activation cable above antenna
cables.
Description P/N or Spec. Supplier Purpose
Caps Activation Handle
and Cable Assembly 15047-003 Cirrus Design CAPS Activation.
Airtech Teflon Tape, 1-inch Teflease MG2A Huntington Beach, CA
(714) 899-8100
Sealing.