Piper Navajo PA-31 Service Manual page 758

PIPER NAVAJO SERVICE MANUAL
d. When adjustment is satisfactory, tighten the screw holding the striker and replace
the trim cover over the end of the strap handle.
I 1-97. REMOVAL OF DOOR AJAR SWITCH (Cargo Door Installation). (Refer to Figure
1 1-45.) This switch is located in the cargo door, behind the main cabin door latch plate, and is
actuated by the latch on the main cabin door.
a. Remove the interior trim panel from the cargo door.
b. Reaching through the access hole in the cargo door, remove the two screws securing
the switch assembly to the cargo door channel
c. Remove the complete switch assembly out through the access hole.
d. Remove the switch from the mounting bracket and disconnect the electrical leads
from the switch. Do not misplace the short ground lead.
11-98. INSTALLATION OF DOOR AJAR SWITCH (Cargo Door Installation). (Refer to
Figure 11-45.)
a. Connect the electrical leads to the switch.
b. Position the switch into the mounting bracket with the actuating button to the rear
and secure in place with two screws. Ascertain that the actuating arm contacts the switch
actuating button.
c. Position the complete switch assembly into the cargo door and secure in place with
two screws. Ascertain that the switch adjusting screw is accessible from the outside of the
cargo door channel through the hole below the latch plate.
d. Adjustment of the switch should be made at this time. (Refer to paragraph 11-84c.)
e. With adjustment completed, reinstall the interior trim panel.
11-99. ADJUSTMENT OF DOOR AJAR SWITCH (Cargo Door Installation). (Refer to
Figure 11-45.)
a. Adjust the latch plate to completely engage the latch bolt.
b. Using the adjusting screw, which is accessible through the hole below the latch plate,
adjust the switch until the door ajar warning light is off.
c. Close both the upper and lower halves of the cabin entrance door and lock them.
d. Apply pressure from inside the door and press the safety latch button. Pull the inner
handle to unlock the door. The ajar switch should activate before the doors are completely
unlatched. Make certain that the switch activates before the handle has reached a 90 degree
position to the door.
e. Repeat the above steps several times to insure that the switch functions properly.
11-100. ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. Electrical switches and circuit breakers are located in a
panel on the left side of the cockpit next to the pilot's knee. Switches are located in the
overhead panel just above the windshield and in a panel along the lower section of the
instrument panel.
Reissued: 10/12/79 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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