Piper Comanche PA-24 User Manual

PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE v-n_ TROUBLESHOOTING afART (SURFACE CONTROLS) (conL)
Trouble
Lost motion betwem
trim
conaol hanclle.
Trim conaol handle
moves with excessive
resistance.
Trim tab faili '0
reach full travel.
SURFACE CONTROLS
ISSUED: 1/1Bn2
eau..
STABILATOR TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM
Cable .ension
'00 iow.
Cables not in place on
pulleys.
Broken pulley.
Link ... 100 .. Dr worn.
Sy.em no. lubricated
properly.
Cable tension
too high.
Pulley.
binding Dr rub-
bing.
Cables not in place on
pulley •.
Trim tab hinge binding.
Cables crossed or
routed incorrectly.
System
incorrectly ris-
ged.
Trim drum incorrectly
wrapped.
IH14
Remedy
-
Adjust
in Kcordance
willi Table
V-I.
Insall abies KCOniing
to Paragraph '-38.
Replace pulley.
Check linkace and tight-
en or replace.
Lubricate
11'."". (R ..
fer to Lubrication
Chart_ Section II.
Adjust in accordance
with Table
V-\.
Replace bindins pulleys.
Provide clean.nce
between pulley.
and
brack ....
Refer '0 Paragraphs
5-38.
Lubricate hinge. If
necessary. replace.
Check routing of con-
Irol cables.
Check
and/or adjust
rigging per
Pan-
graph '-39
Check and/or adjust
rigging
per Pan-
graph 5-<10.

Piper Comanche PA-24 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Model	Comanche PA-24
Type	Light aircraft
First Flight	May 24, 1956
Number Built	4, 857
Seating Capacity	4
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Wingspan	36 ft (11 m)
Length	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Stall Speed	62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn)
Height	7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)