CHAPTER 27
PAGE 6
PAGE DATE: 7. July 2010
MAINTENANCE MANUAL EXTRA 300LT
Free Play in the Control System
With controls (stick and rudder pedals) locked, the free play
measured at the control surfaces must not exceed the values
listed:
Aileron: ±1 mm
*
Elevator: ±1 mm
*
Trim tab: ±2 mm
*
The rudder has a direct cable connection with retracting
springs and is therefore always under tension.
27-00-01 Control Rods
Removal/Installation
Refer to Figure 8. All control rods are attached to the control
levers in the same way with LN bolts, washers and self-
locking nuts. The control rods inside the wing are intercon-
nected by ground bonding leads fastened to the rod ends by
additional nuts. So the rod ends have to be disassembled,
when the ground bonding leads shall be disconnected. In this
case also refer to Chapter 27-00-01.
1 Remove the respective access panels as per Chapter 51.
N O T E In case of removal of the control rod connecting the
control sticks also observe the instructions given in the
Chapters 27-00-03 and -04.
2 Remove the M6 attachment bolts (1).
3 Remove the control rod.
4 Reverse procedure to install the control rod. Replace the
selflocking nuts.
Lengths
The nominal measurements given in this Chapter refer to the
distances between the centers of the rod end bearings (see
Figure 5).
* measured at the trailing edge
and max. chord