Piper Aircraft Corporation Malibu Mirage PA-46-350P, Airplane Maintenance Manual

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PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-350P, MALIBU MIRAGE
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
B. Removal
(1) Remove all fuel from the wing.
(2) Prepare hoist and fuselage supports.
(3) Set up dolly under wing.
NOTE: Perform steps (4) thru (6) inside airplane.
(4) Remove interior furnishings as follows:
(a) Forward and center seats, left and right.
(b) Cabinets, left and right.
(c) Floor carpet.
(d) Forward side panels below window line, left and right.
(5) Remove floor panels from forward cockpit area to entrance door (F.S. 117.00 to F.S. 89.60).
(6) Remove lines and cables as follows:
(a) Remove relief tube, located under center left floorboard.
(b) Derig aileron, rudder, and stabilator cables. Remove from below spar.
NOTE: Do not disconnect hydraulic lines at this time.
(c) Remove fuel crossover valve cover and close-out, located on right side. Remove fuel
crossover lines across front of spar. Remove fuel line (tear drop) crossover cover on left
side.
(d) Remove fuel crossover valve.
NOTE: Perform steps (7) and (8) outside airplane.
(7) Remove wing to fuselage fairings, left and right wing roots. Remove bottom fuselage skin
panels at wing spar, left, center, and right. Remove tee channels and angles below spar.
(8) Disconnect/remove lines as follows (Figure 5, Detail A):
(a) Disconnect flap drive. Remove rods, left and right (see Figure 2, 20-00-00).
(b) Pull aileron cables through wing root and secure cables (refer to 27-00-00).
(c) Clear fuel lines from wing root area.
(d) Disconnect electrical cannon plugs, left and right.
NOTE: Perform step (9) with one man inside airplane at wing spar and one outside assisting.
Use special tools to remove rivets and Hi-Loks.
(9) Remove rivets and hardware (see Figure 5, Detail B).
(a) Remove pilot seat belt supports, each side of forward spar
(b) Remove six forward and six aft Hi-Loks, each side above spar.
(c) Remove five rivets thru fuselage skin and angle each side above spar.
(d) Remove sealant between fuselage, frame, and angle each side above spar.
(e) Remove floor board clips attached to aft spar.
NOTE: It may be necessary to cut sealant several times to get complete separation. Sealant
after 28 days has 260 psi adhesion.