Piper COMANCHE PA-24-180 Service Manual page 173

Control wheel\ not
Control wheels not
horizontal when
ailerons are neutral
PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE V-ll
Trouble
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (SURFACE CONTROLS)
Cause
Remedy
AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM
Lost motion between
control wheel and
aileron
Cable tension too low
Adjust cable tension
(Reter to Table
V- )
Linkage loose or worn
Broken pulle!
Cables not in place on
pulleys
Check linkage and tight-
en or replace
Replace pulley
Install cables correctly
Check cable guards
Resistance to control
wheel rotation.
System not lubricated
properly
Lubricate system (Re-
fer to Lubrication
Chart. Section II )
Cable tension too high
Control column hori-
7ontal chain im-
properly adjusted
Pulleys binding or rub-
bing
Cables not in place on
pulleys
Cables crossed or
routed incorrectly.
Adjust cable tension
(Refer to Table V-l )
Adjust chain (Refer to
Paragraph 5-7 )
Replace binding pulleys
and or provide
clearance between
pulleys and brackets
Install cables correctly.
Check cable guards
Check routing of con-
trol cables
Incorrect control
column rigging
Incorrect rigging of
aileron system
Rig in accordance with
Paragraph 5-7
Rig in accordance with
Paragraph 5-11
ISSUED: 8/18/72
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1H5
SURFACE CONTROLS