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
5. Fin Type Control Cable Air Seals (Refer to Figure 5.)
This airplane is equipped with ten fin type control cable air seals. Six seals (one for each control cable
going to the empennage) are located on the aft pressure bulkhead. Two seals are located in each wing
root for the aileron cables.
A. Drawing Cables Through
It is not necessary to completely remove the seal from the bulkhead in order to draw a cable
turnbuckle through the seal.
To draw a cable turnbuckle through the seal.
(1) Remove the three seal clips (per seal).
(2) Grease the cable and turnbuckle with MIL-G-21164 grease.
(3) Slowly pull the cable through the seal.
B. Removal
(1) Remove the three seal clips (per seal).
(2) Compress the seal and pull it from the hole in the bulkhead.
(3) Remove the seal from the cable.
C. Installation
(1) Fill the cable air seal with MIL-G-21164 grease.
(2) Apply MIL-G-21164 grease to the full travel of the cable section that passes through the seal
when the control is actuated.
(3) Apply a light coat of MIL-G-21164 on the external small end and tapered section of the seal for
ease of insertion.
(4) Place the seal on the cable, on the non-pressurized side of the bulkhead with the small end of
the seal pointing towards the bulkhead.
(5) Insert the seal in the bulkhead hole so that the bulkhead sheet is entirely within the seal
retaining groove.
(6) Install the proper retaining rings on the seal, two on the small end and one on the large end.
Fin Type Control Cable Air Seal
Figure 5
Cable
Retaining
Groove
Pressurized Side
Seal
Restraining
Rings