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

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Feb 28/07
2G4
22-10-00
PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-350P, MALIBU MIRAGE
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
D. Roll Servo (See Figure 3.)
The roll servo is mounted underneath the left aft facing passenger seat or the entertainment
cabinet, whichever is installed.
(1) Removal
(a) Remove the aft facing passenger seat or entertainment cabinet, whichever is installed.
(b) Remove adjacent carpet.
(c) Remove screws securing centerline floor access panel and remove access panel.
(d) Disconnect autopilot harness.
(e) Remove nuts and bolts (2 ea.) securing each cable clamp (2) and remove cable clamps
from aileron balance and autopilot bridle cables.
(f) Remove nuts, washers, and bolts (4 ea.) securing roll servo to mounting brackets and
remove roll servo with attached bridle cable.
(2) Installation
(a) Rig ailerons per Aileron Control Rigging and Adjustment, 27-10-00.
(b) Lock the control wheels together in the aileron neutral position using a suitable tool.
(c) Lock the ailerons in neutral position using a suitable contour fixture at the inboard ends of
the ailerons. Neutral position is defined by wing loft contour at this location.
(d) Remove screws (4) and remove capstan cover and cable guards from servo.
(e) Adjust roll servo clutch torque per Servo Clutch Torque Adjustment, below.
(f) Wrap autopilot bridle cable, align capstan, and and tighten center-ball setscrew as shown
in Figure 3.
(g) Replace cable guards and capstan cover, secure with screws (4).
(h) Position servo as shown in Figure 3 and install and secure nuts, washers, and bolts (4
ea.) holding servo to mounting brackets.
(i) Position cable clamps (2) as shown in Figure 3 and tighten nuts and bolts (2 ea.). Adjust
cable clamps in or out along the aileron balance cable to obtain a bridle cable tension as
shown in Figure 3. Torque cable clamp bolts as specified in Figure 3.
(j) Remove the locking fixtures. Aileron neutral position should be maintained at 0 ± 1 degree
with the control wheels in neutral.
(k) Use the pilot’s control wheel to move the ailerons and verify aileron travel at the primary
stops (at the aileron drive sectors on the wing spars) remains 18 ± 1 degree up and down.
(l) Use the pilot’s control wheel to hold the ailerons firmly against the primary stops. Verify
the secondary aileron stops (on the forward pressure bulkhead) retain a cushion (gap) of
0.09 ± 0.03 inch in each direction.
(m) If either step (i) or (j) reveal the aileron controls out of rig, repeat steps (a) thru (j), above.
(n) Connect autopilot harness.
(o) Check autopilot system for binding and proper operation, see Post-Maintenance
Operational Checkout, above.
(p) Check aileron controls for free and correct movement.
(q) Replace centerline floor access panel and secure with screws.
(r) Replace carpeting.
(s) Replace the aft facing passenger seat or entertainment cabinet, whichever is installed.