Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Page 232

Ral~heon
Aircraft
BEECH
BARON
55
AND
58 SHOP
MANUAL
NOTE
The
following
special
tools
must
be fabricated
for
use
when
replacing
one or
both elevator
skins:
A
holding
fixture which
attaches
to
each
of
the
elevator
hinge
points
and holds the
spar
rigid
during
skin
removal
and
replacement.
A
tool
for
clamping
the
trailing edge
of the
elevator while
the
bonding
material
cures.
Refer to
Figure
4-10.
This
tool
must
also
hold the
trailing
edge straight.
A small
bucking
bar
with
a
handle
long
enough
to
reach from the
trailing
edge
down
between
the
skins
to
the rivets
through
the
spar.
a.
Remove
the
damaged
elevator
from
the
airplane.
I
CAUTION
I
CAUTION
Do
not
remove
both
skins
from the
elevator
at
the
same
time. If both skins
are
to
be
replaced,
one
skin
must
be removed
and
the
replacement
skin installed
on
the
elevator before the other
skin
is
removed.
b.
Install
the elevator in
the
holding
fixture.
c.
Remove the
forward outboard
elevator
tip
cover.
d.
Remove
the elevator
tab.
NOTE
Use the
correct
size
drill
bits
when
removing
rivets
to
avoid oversize
holes
in the
structure.
e.
Drill
out
all the
rivets
along
the
trailing edge
of
the
elevator.
f.
Drill
out
the rivets
that
attach
the skin
to
the
ribs
and tab
hinge
bracket.
g.
Use
a
thin
sharp
putty
knife
or
equivalent
tool
to cut
through
the
bonded
area
at
the aft
end
ofthe skin
stiffeners.
NOTE
Be
careful
while
cutting
the
bonding
material
to
prevent
damage
to
the
honeycomb
stiffeners
on
the
undamaged
skin.
h.
Drill
out
the rivets that attach the skin
to
the
spar
and
remove
all
attaching
screws
from the
skin.
i.
Remove
the skin
from
the
elevator.
j.
If
the
upper
skin is
to
be
replaced,
drill
out
the
rivets in
the
tab
actuator
rod
fairing
and
remove
the
fairing.
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