Rudder Trim Control System Troubles; Stabilator Control System Troubles; Excessive Resistance To Rudder Pedal Movement; Incorrect Rudder Travel - Piper PA-44-180 SEMINOLE Maintenance Manual

CHART 2702. TROUBLESHOOTING CONTROL SURFACES (cont.)
Trouble
Lost motion between rudder
p e dals and rudder. (cont.)
Excessive resistance to rudder
pedal movement.
Rudder pedals not neutral when
rudder is streamlined.

Incorrect rudder travel.

Trouble
Trim control knob moves with
excessive resistance.
Lost motion between control
wheel and stabilator.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA - 4 4 - 1 8 0 / 1 8 0 T
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MANUAL
RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM
Cause
Broken pulley.
Bolts attaching rudder to bell-
crank are loose.
System not lubricated properly.
Rudder pedal torque tube bearing
in need of lubrication.
Cable tension too high.
Pulleys binding or rubbing.
Cables not in place on pulleys.
Cables crossed or routed incorrectly.
Rudder cables incorrectly rigged.
Rudder sector stop incorrectly
adjusted.
Nose wheel contacts stops before
rudder.
RUDDER TRIM CONTROL
S Y S T E M
Cause
System not lubricated properly.
S TA B I L AT O R C O N T R O L
S Y S T E M
Cable tension too low.
1K10
Remedy
Replace pulley.
Tighten bellcrank bolts.
Lubricate system.
Lubricate torque tube bearings.
Adjust cable tension.
Replace binding pulleys and/or
provide clearance between pul-
leys and brackets.
Install cables correctly. Check
cable guards.
Check routing of control cables.
Rig rudder cables.
Check sector stops rigging.
Adjust nose wheel stops.
Remedy
Lubricate system.
Adjust cable tension.
Revised: June 20, 1995
27-01-00
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