Removal And Installation Of Inboard Wing - Piper Malibu Meridian PA-46-500TP Airplane Maintenance Manual

(7) Remove wing to fuselage fairings, left and right wing roots. Remove bottom fuselage skin
panels at wing spar, left, center, and right. Remove tee channels and angles below spar.
NOTE: Perform steps (7) and (8) outside airplane.
(8) Disconnect/remove lines as follows (Figure 5, Detail A):
(a) Disconnect flap drive. Remove rods, left and right.
(b) Pull aileron cables through wing root and secure cables (refer to 27-00-00).
(c) Disconnect and clear fuel lines from wing root area.
(d) Disconnect electrical cannon plugs, left and right.
(9) Remove rivets and hardware (see Figure 5, Detail B).
NOTE: Perform step (9) with one man inside airplane at wing spar and one outside assisting.
Use special tools to remove rivets and Hi-Loks.
(a) Remove pilot seat belt supports, each side of forward spar
(b) Remove six forward and six aft Hi-Loks, each side above spar.
(c) Remove five rivets thru fuselage skin and angle each side above spar.
(d) Remove sealant between fuselage, frame, and angle each side above spar.
(e) Remove floor board clips attached to aft spar.
NOTE: It may be necessary to cut sealant several times to get complete separation. Sealant
after 28 days has 260 psi adhesion.
57-40-00
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PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-500TP, MALIBU MERIDIAN
MAINTENANCE MANUAL

Removal and Installation of Inboard Wing

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