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
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
1. Aft Facing Passenger Seats (See Figure 1.)
A. Removal
(1) Disconnect the upper end of the gas spring support from the bracket on the outboard side of
the seat back.
(2) Remove the bolts and washers that secure the seat pedestal to the floor.
(3) Remove the seat.
B. Installation
(1) Position seat on floor.
(2) Secure seat pedestal to floor with bolts and washers.
(3) Connect the upper end of the gas spring support to the bracket on the outboard side of the
seat back.
C. Gas Spring Support
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE GAS SPRING.
(1) Removal
(a) Disconnect the upper end of the gas spring support from the bracket on the outboard side
of the seat back.
(b) Disconnect the lower end of the gas spring support from its lower bracket by removing the
cotter pins, washers (if any) and pins from the gas spring support’s attach stop.
(c) Remove the gas spring support.
(2) Installation
(a) Place the gas spring support in position.
(b) Connect the lower end of the gas spring to its lower bracket with the washers (if any), pins
and cotter pins.
(c) Connect the upper end of the gas spring to its upper support (on the outboard side of the
seat back) with the bolt, washer, nut and cotter pin.
2. Forward Facing Passenger Seats (Not Shown)
A. Removal
(1) Remove the seat bottom filler assembly from the seat bottom pan assembly to gain access into
the interior of the pan.
(2) Disconnect the cable from the forward end of the seat back actuator and remove the seat back
actuator from the channel as follows:
(a) Remove the forward bolt from the channel and remove the seat back release cover from
the channel.
(b) Remove the two cotter pins from the retaining pins in the stop assembly and remove the
retaining pins from the stop assembly.
(c) Remove the nut, bolt and washers from the aft end of the seat back actuator. Lift the
actuator from the channel.
(3) Remove the bolts that hold the channel, seat back supports and armrest supports to the
bottom of the seat pan. Lift the seat back with its supports from the seat assembly.