Jacking; Weighing - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

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PIPER COMANCHE SERViCE MANUAL
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•• JACKING ARRANGEMENiS
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nu:
airplane is provided with
a jack pad
OD
each n.in spar
just outboard of the nWn
landing gClt and support
position by
makinl use
of me
WI skid. (Refer
to
FiprI: 2·9.) To jack the airplane.
proceed as follows:
a. PLac:e the jacks under the jack pads.
b. AtUA:h the
tail
support to the
rail
skid. PIKe approximately 400 pouDds of ballast on the suppOrt
to hold the taU down.
CAUTJON
Be sure
to apply
sufficiau WI
support
ba1lut: otherwise the
airplane
will
tip forward and faU 011. the iuIC. DOse
scctio~.
c.
Raise
the jacks C'lealy until
aU
three
wheels
cleu the floor.
2·12.
Weitbial.
(Refer to
Fipre
2·10.)
a.
Block
the main ,car oleo
saua in there fully
exteDdcd
posicion abd
the nose gear
It
2.50
inches
extcnsion. Indatc
all
tires to the required preuura. (Refer to Table II-I.)
b.
PLac:c the aircarft on three
iDdividua.l
scales
by posiQoaint
a ramp of the samc hqht as the sales
being
used in front of each landinl
gear
wheel. Position the
s.::a1.
in front
of
the
ramps and
tow the aircra...:r:
ontO the scales. (Refer to Paragnph 2·17 for towin. procedures.> Remave the runp so they will not
interfere with the
swcs.
Levd the aircraft
per
insauetions
pYe1\
in
Puqraph 2·13.
Co
Proceed to wCl,h the aircmft
in
accordance with insuuct:ions Biven
in
maniaiJ
AC 43.13-1A.
HANDLING AND SERVICING
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