Piper Cherokee Six - Page 14

PIPER
CHEROKEE SIX
SERVICE MANUAL
SECTION I
INTRODUCTION
1-1.
GENERAL.
This manual
contains service
and maintenance
instructions
for
the Piper
PA-32 and
PA-32R Cherokee
Six,
designed and
manufactured
as a versatile
airplane
in the
personal
and business
aviation field,
by the Piper
Aircraft Corporation,
Vero
Beach, Florida.
1-2.
SCOPE OF
MANUAL.
Sections II and
III comprise
the service
part of this
manual.
whereas Sections
IV through XI
comprise the maintenance
instructions.
The service
instructions include
ground handling,
servicing and inspection.
The maintenance
instructions
for
each system
include troubleshooting,
removal and
installation
of components.
and
corrective
maintenance
and
testing: each
major system
of the airplane
is covered
in a
separate
section.
Only qualified
personnel
should perform
the operations
described
in this
manual.
The
description
of the airplane
included
in this section
is limited
to general
information.
Section
II gives leading
particulars
and principal
dimensions.
while
each major system
is
described
in its appropriate
section of the manual.
For a more detailed
description of
the
airplane,
refer to the
Owner's Handbook.
i-3.
DESCRIPTION.
The Cherokee Six
is a six place (seventh
seat optional),
single-engine.
low-wing
monoplane of all-metal
construction.
The following
paragraphs provide
descriptions
of the
major components
and systems.
1-4. WING. The
laminar flow wing
is of all-metal stressed
skin, full cantilever,
low-wing
design,
consisting of
two wing
panels bolted
to a spar
box assembly
in the fuselage.
The
wing tips
are removable. The
ailerons are cable and
push rod controlled
and are dynamically
balanced.
The
trailing edge
wing flaps are
manually operated.
1-5.
EMPENNAGE.
The empennage consists
of the fin. stabilator.
and stabilator
trim tabs.
The stabilator
is dynamically balanced.
1-6.
FUSELAGE.
The fuselage
consists of
three basic
units: The engine
section.
the cabin
section, and
the sheet-metal
tail cone.
1-7. LANDING
GEAR
(PA-32-260
and PA-32-300).
The tricycle
landing
gear is of
the
fixed type, consisting of
a nose wheel and two main
wheels.
INTRODUCTION
Revised:
7/28/75
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