Piper Malibu Meridian PA-46-500TP Airplane Maintenance Manual page 1312

(10) Break sealant loose forward and aft of spar each side.
(a) Use a sharp putty knife and cut away excess sealant top and bottom of spar.
(b) Use piano wire between spar and frame pulling from inside and outside thru seals like a
saw. The wire will cut the sealant but not the aluminum. Drip PSS solvent on piano wire as
you cut and this will help separation.
CAUTION: PROTECT AIRPLANE FINISH BY PLACING CLOTH OR PADDING UNDER
(11) Attach straps, as shown in Figure 4, at indicated fuselage stations.
NOTE: This and the following steps support the fuselage for wing removal. Use fabricated
hoist, cradle, and lifting pin.
WARNING: DO NOT ENTER AIRPLANE BEFORE ATTACHING LIFTING PINS TO KEEP
(12) Anchor fabricated lifting pins to engine mount tubes to secure nose and prevent fuselage from
rotating. (See Figure 5.)
(13) Suspend fuselage with hoist. Attach cable to lifting pins.
(14) Retract landing gear and disconnect/remove hydraulic lines as follows:
NOTE: Dolly should already be in place under wing.
NOTE: Perform step (14) both inside and outside airplane.
(a) Using hydraulic pressure, release gear down locks.
(b) Retract and tie back main landing gear.
(c) Drain off hydraulic pressure.
(d) Disconnect/remove hydraulic lines (Figure 5).
(15) Remove forward and aft wing attach bolt or Hi-Lok at glove spar, forward spar, and aft spar, on
each side. If sealant is completely free, wing will be ready to remove.
WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN THAT FUSELAGE LIFTING DEVICE AND LIFTING STRAPS
NOTE: These final steps may require additional manpower.
(16) Additional pressure will be necessary to separate wing from fuselage. Proceed as follows:
(a) Have one man on each wing tip to steady the airplane and apply downward pressure.
(b) Observe spar area inside airplane.
(c) Strike spar with dead blow mallet until wing is completely released.
(17) With wing resting on dolly, lift fuselage to clear spar or lower wing.
(18) Remove wing.
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PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-500TP, MALIBU MERIDIAN
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
STRAPS.
FUSELAGE FROM ROTATING IN SLINGS.
ARE STRONG AND POSITIONED PROPERLY. SPAR FITS TIGHTLY IN
CANTED SPAR BOX IN FUSELAGE. EVEN AFTER SEALANT HAS BEEN CUT,
A HEAVY AMOUNT OF LIFTING PRESSURE (TO BREAK SEALANT GRIP)
MAY BE REQUIRED. TAKE EXTREME CARE NOT TO DAMAGE FUSELAGE
AND WING.
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