CIRRUS DESIGN SR20, Pilot Operating Handbook

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P/N 11934-003 8-15
Cirrus Design Section 8
SR20 Handling, Servicing, Maintenance
Jacking
Two jacking points are provided: one at each wing tiedown. Jack
points (pads) are stowed in the baggage compartment. The airplane
may be jacked using two standard aircraft hydraulic jacks at the wing
jacking points and a weighted tailstand attached to the tail tiedown.
Raise Airplane
• Caution •
Do not jack the aircraft outside or in open hangar with winds in
excess of 10 mph.
The empty CG is forward of the wing jacking points. To
prevent airplane from tipping forward during maintenance or
jacking, use a weighted tailstand (300-lb minimum) attached
to the tail tiedown.
1. Position airplane on a hard, flat, level surface.
2. Remove tiedown rings from wings. Stow tie-down rings in
baggage compartment.
3. Attach a weighted tailstand to the tail tiedown ring.
4. Position jacks and jack points (pads) for jacking. Insert jack point
(pad) into wing tiedown receptacle. Holding the jack point (pad) in
place, position the jack under the point and raise the jack to firmly
contact the jack point. Repeat for opposite jacking point.
5. Raise the airplane keeping the airplane as level as possible.
6. Secure jack locks.
Lower Airplane
1. Release pressure on all jacks as simultaneously as necessary to
keep airplane as level as possible.
2. Remove jacks, jack points (pads), and tailstand. Stow points in
baggage compartment. Install tiedown rings in wings.
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