Electrically Operated Flap Controls Rigging And Adjustment - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

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P1PER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
S-l9·ROn. ADd AdjUJdD.
Of
Elearically Opcrued
F1ap ComroJa.
(PA·Z....250.nd PA-Z4-260J (Rder
to Figure 5-5.)
L
Adjust flap control rod assembly (33) to • lcncm of 5-5/16
inch
from center of bole in rod end
beari.nl
to center of hole in the fork.
b. With the: cables
discOMceted
.t the conlrOl
UIIII
(14 and 15) adjust the down
UaDit
switch (9)
10
the: ama.tiq screw aacmbly
(:z:z)
.extends to 14.1%5
*
.06% iDcbcI mcuured &om forwud face of the
tnnsmaon bousin( tl) the CentUMe of the attaehmcDt bolt
at
the lower eDili of the control ums. With the
&C't'Uatinc screw extended. conn«t the cables aDd adjust the aambuckJa to
ret
3%. of
flap deflection. The
tumbuckles shoWd
be safctied
at this time to
maiDtaiD
tbiI adjt.uaDtIlL
c.
w.em.ct
the
flaps and adjust the
up
limit
switch
(1
1) to obaiD .750 iach
it
.1%5 inch
slack in the
riFt
flap
cable. (Refer to FilUft 5-S, View A-A
for Propa' locacion &lid procedure for mcuuriq .750
inch
s1Ick.) The left cable 'Will bave more slack thaD the
ript
due
to
tbe
Step
lock
wbidl is not installed on the
left side. Therefore, it is
nccasary to
hook the cable
.pport
JPriIII
(42)
tbrouP
the bole in the inboard
cable eDd tcrminal. PClition the flaps in the U·
ClttCIIdcd
1ocation. Thea adjust rod
(l:Z) 10
the hand on the
flap position indicator on the iDmwncnt pad is positioned
It
the bottOm of the white arc.
d. The step lock cable,
at
the ript flap, maybe adju:ed by rumina adjustinl nut (4S) until
approximately .125 inch play exisa in the flap.
e. Operate the flap system and
check
for proper
operation. Check asmbuclrlcs and push-pull rods for
safeties.
NOTE
When detetmininl the deflection liliie of the flap
llIC
a bllbble
protractor.
The angle betWeen the aircraft leveq hap ud the flaps
when they arc fully rctra.Cted should be 13·. when the flaps are fuUy
extended
to
32· the angle should be 4'·. Tolerances
are
*
2·.
Measurement of flap anpe is taken panJld with and next to the rib
rivetS 23 inches from the inboard end of the flap.
NOTE
Occasionally flaps are adjURed to
COGlpcftl&te
for
winI
heaviness with
an adj\lStllleftc screw located bftwCCD the cencer roUer bndteu of the
flap. One flap may
be adjusted with the
cn.i.UzaI
cdce below the nClltral
position
to comet
willa
heaYins. The
mlXimwn
disWlCC
allowed
below the
DClltral
position is three rums on the adjusancnt
screw.
Tbe
screw should be readjusted after rigi.ag is completed.
SURFACE CONTROLS
ISSUED: 8118n2
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