Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Rudder and Tab

Raytheon
Aircraft
BEECH
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
RUDDER
AND
TAB
RUDDER
REMOVAL
a.
Detach
the tail
cone,
disconnect
the tail
navigation
light
wire
and
remove
the
tail
cone.
b.
Remove
the
tail
section
access
doors
on
the
left
hand
side
of
the
fuselage.
c.
Disconnect
the
rudder
tab
cables
at
the turnbuckles.
Remove
the
cable
retainer
pins
and the
fairiead.
d.
Remove
the bolts
attaching
the rudder
torque
tube
to
the
bellcrank.
Remove
the
bonding
cable.
e.
Remove
the
rudder
hinge
bolts and
remove
the
rudder.
RUDDER
INSTALLA
TION
IWARNING
i
WARNING
Due
to
rudder
imbalance
the
airplane
must
not
be
flown
with the
rotating
beacon
light
removed from
the
rudder.
a.
Align
the
holes
in
the
rudder
and
stabilizer
hinges
and
install the
attaching
bolts.
Install
the
bonding
cable.
b.
Install
the
attaching
bolts
through
the rudder
torque
tube
and
bellcrank.
c.
Connect
the
rudder
tab
cables
at
the
turnbuckles.
Install
the
cable
retainer
pins
and
fairlead.
d. Check
the
travel
of the
tab
and
rudder
tab
indicator
to
see
that
the
tab
and
indicator
agree.
e.
Install the
tail
cone
and
connect
the
tail
light
wires.
Replace
the
access
doors.
RIGGING
THE
RUDDER
CONTROL
SYSTEM
FIGURES
4-19,
4-20
AND
4-21
I
WbANING)
WARNING
When
replacing
or
installing
control
cables,
bellcranks
and other
control
system
components,
on
airplane
serials TH-1389 and
TH-1396
and
after,
observe
the
color
coding
on
all
parts.
Do
not
connect
coded
parts
of
one
color
to
coded
parts
of
a
different
color.
NOTE
Beech
recommends
the
use
of the rudder
travel
gage
shown
in the
GENERAL
INFORMATION
section
of
this
manual.
Locate the
travel
gage
on
the
left side
of
the
rudder
at
station
9.9.
To
position
the
rudder
pedals
in
the
correct
position
for
rigging,
a
tool
can
be
fabricated
from
a
steel
block
and
two
3/8-inch-diameter
steel
pins.
The
pins
are
parallel
and located
forward
on
the
block
at
the
spacing
shown
in
Figure
4-21.
a.
Place the
rudder
pedals
in the
aft
position.
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