Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Horizontal Stabilizer; Balancing Control Surfaces

Ray~heon
Aircraft
BEECH
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER 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.
Remove
the elevator. See
ELEVATOR
REMOVAL.
d.
Loosen
the
elevator trim
tab cables
at
the
turnbuckles
just
aft
of the
rear
cabin
bulkhead
and
disconnect
them
at
the
connection
in the
aft
tail
section.
Remove
the
pulleys
from the
pulley
brackets aftof
the
disconnect
to free
the
cables.
e.
Remove
the
stabilizer
attaching
bolts
at the forward and
rear
spars.
f.
Remove
the
stabilizers.
HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER
INSTALLA
TION
a.
Position
the
stabilizers
on
the
fuselage
and install the
attaching
bolts in the forward
and
rear
spars.
On
TC
se-
rials
priorto
TC-2457
(except
TC-350),
torque
the bolts
to
85-100
inch
pounds.
On
TE,
TH
and TC
serials
(TC-350,
TC-2457
and
After),
torque
the
fonnrard
spar
bolts
to
200-225
inch-pounds dry
and
torque
the
rear
spar
bolts
to
85-100
inch-pounds
dry.
b.
Route the
tab
cables back
through
the
fuselage
and
connect
the
cables at
the
turnbuckles.
c.
Install
the
elevator. See
ELEVATOR
INSTALLATION.
d.
Connect
the elevator
tab
actuator
rods.
e.
Rig
the trim
tabs.
f.
Install
the
access
doors.
I
CAVTION
i
CAUTION
If
new
stabilizers
are
installed
onan
airplane prior
to
serials
TC-1144
and
TE-6f8,
weight
and
balance
must
be
computed.
BALANCING
CONTROL
SURFACES
AILERON
BALANCING
THE AILERON
FIGURE
4-25
When
the
aileron
control
surface
is
being
repainted, suspend
it
by
the
trailing
edge
so
that
excess
paint
will
drain
toward the
leading
edge.
After
any
modifications,
repairs
or
repainting,
the finished surface
must
be check
balanced
to
ensure
that
its
static
moment
about
the
hinge
line
is
within
the
prescribed
limits.
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