Leveling - Piper PA-24 Comanche Service Manual

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
FIGURE 2-10. WEIGHING
2·13.
LcvcIiDI.
(Refer to Fipre 2-11 and 2,12.) The
aircraft
may be leveled wbile on
jacks
or durinl the
'ftichinB
procedure. (Ilefer to Panp'apb 2·12 for
wGihiDl-)
L
To lonpaadinally level the aitc:rUt. putiaUy withdraw the
twO
l~ Krewl
on tbc side of the
fuacJate. R.cfe to Filum 2-11 or 2-12 for the lneUrlllocuion on lIle pamcular aitc:nft
bani
serviced. Usc
a level lon,
eDOulJb
to
cncnd accrou
the
twO ICI'e'W
badL
b. To pUt the aircraft on
ja.cks.
refer to hnpapb 2-11.
c. To put the aircraft in a lonpaadinally level pOliaoD for . .
iDa
or
riainI.
first block the mairl
JUI' oleo
sauD
to
their
full
extension and the
DOle
sear
to 2.S0 inches.
Non
All
tires
should be
at
normal idatiOD prasure.
Deflate the
ROle
wbeel tift uti! the lCV'el poaitioll is obtained.
d.
To lucra.lly
lCV'd
the
airaaft.
pl&ce
&
level over
cbc bulkhead
to
which the bllPF
door
lUDIC
brackets an: attached or on the hat lCClion c1wlDd of me
(1NW1ll
bulkhead. (Refer
to
Fipres 2-11 or 2·12
for the
panicu1at location of the airaaft bciq serviced.) Should cquipmem or ocher obades binder
pl&cint
the level directly on the channel.
UK
two spacers of equalleDp bccwem the Icvelilld the channel
to brinl the level above any abRac1es.
e. To put the
aircraft
into a laceral1y level position, raise or Iowa' aile
wiJlI
by adjulti,. the jacks or
if the aircraft is on the Ifound or on scales by deflatiD, the appropriate tire IUnil an lCcun.te level
readinc
is
obtained.
HANDLING AND SERVICING
REVISED: 4/3/78
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