Piper Navajo PA-31 Service Manual page 137

PIPER NAVAJO SERVICE MANUAL
4-54. EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW. Removal and installation of the emergency exit window glass is the
same as that given for side windows, Paragraphs 4-52 and 4-53.
4-55. EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW MECHANISM ADJUSTMENT. Adjustment is made by adjusting
two turn buckles which are located on either side of the emergency exit window frame.
a. Remove the trim panel from between the first and second windows by removing the screws at the
panel as well as along the aft side of the first window molding.
b. Remove the trim panel from between the second and third windows by removing the screws that
secure the release handle molding and then the screws that secure the trim panel. Pull the panel from the
wall.
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PRESTITE TAPE
WHITE CAULK
SIL-GLYDE
LUBRICANT
/ \
CEMENT
/ RUBATEX
BLACK VINYL
STRIP
PLASTIC TAPE
Figure 4-10. Side Window Installation (Typical)
NOTE
1980 models do not have screws holding panels in place, but have
a 2 piece extrusion.
c. Adjust the turnbuckles of the cables to allow all four latches to position themselves at the same
angle to the window channel. Tighten turnbuckles to give the cables a tension of 10 to 15 pounds. Move the
handle through its full travel to ascertain that the latches move below the surface of the window channel
and will also move to the other direction past 90 degrees to the channel. Safety turnbuckles.
d. If removed, reinstall the window frame to the fuselage frame.
e. Check that the window latches are engaged in the window frame by removing the two small plugs
in the top and bottom of the molding and ascertaining that the latches are visible at approximately 90
degrees to the frame.
f. Install the trim panels on each side of the emergency exit and secure with screws. Install release
handle molding and cover.
4-56. CABIN ENTRANCE DOOR.
Revised: 10/12/83
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