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COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL - PA-24 / 250 / 260 / 400

Piper PA-24 Comanche · Maintenance Manual

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The Piper Comanche Service Manual provides detailed maintenance and repair instructions for the PA-24 series aircraft, including the PA-24-250, PA-24-260, and PA-24-400 models. It includes information on airworthiness, inspection programs, and the use of genuine Piper parts.

  • The manual is effective for all PA-24 Comanche series airplanes.
  • It includes instructions for continued airworthiness as per FAA regulations.
  • Use only genuine Piper parts for maintenance and repairs.
  • The manual was originally published in 1959 and has undergone multiple revisions.
  • Non-Piper approved STC installations require separate inspection according to their ICA.
  • The manual is structured into logical subject groupings based on aircraft systems.
  • Revisions are indicated by vertical lines in the margins of the pages.
  • Piper Aircraft reserves the right to supersede or cancel parts and publications.

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What is the COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL - PA-24 / 250 / 260 / 400?

The COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL - PA-24 / 250 / 260 / 400 is a maintenance manual for the Piper PA-24 Comanche, dated 2009.

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The COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL - PA-24 / 250 / 260 / 400 — the Piper PA-24 Comanche maintenance manual on file — is dated 2009.

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In this document

Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

This section outlines the airworthiness limitations and inspection program for the PA-24 series, emphasizing the need for compliance with ICA for non-Piper approved installations.

General

This section stresses the importance of using genuine Piper parts and outlines the risks associated with using non-Piper parts.

Effectivity

Details the model years and serial numbers for which the service manual is applicable, covering various sub-models of the PA-24.

Serial Number Explanation

Provides an explanation of the aircraft's serial number format and its significance.

Identifying Revised Material

Describes how revisions to the manual are indicated, including the use of change bars for updated text and illustrations.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

This section includes important safety information and operational notes relevant to the maintenance of the aircraft.

Safety notes

  • Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for non-Piper approved STC installations are not included.
  • Use only genuine Piper parts to ensure safety and airworthiness.
  • Non-Piper parts may not have undergone necessary tests and inspections.
  • Piper disclaims responsibility for issues arising from the use of non-Piper parts.

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'-PIPER Q __ £— SERVICE MANUAL PA-24 PA-24-250 PA-24-260 PA-24-400 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PART NUMBER 753-516 April 1, 2009 1A1 1A2 Published by Technical Publications © 1959, 2009 Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2926 Piper Drive Vero Beach, Florida 32960 U.S.A. Member General Aviation Manufacturers Association PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 REVISION STATUS 1A3 REVISION STATUS Revisions to this service manual 753-516, originally published in 1959, and reissued August 18, 1972 are as follows: Revisions Publication Date Aerofiche Card Effectivity ORIGINAL (Paper only) 1959 None COMPLETE REISSUE (Paper only) August 18, 1972 None 1st (Paper only) December 18, 1973 None 2nd June 25, 1976 1, 2, 3, and 4 3rd October 3, 1977 1 4th April 3, 1978 1, 2, and 3 5th September 10, 1979 1, 2, and 3 6th April 10, 1981 1, 2, and 3 7th November 1, 1982 1, 2, and 3 8th September 21, 1986 1 9th August 15, 1998 1, 2, and 3 10th April 1, 2009 NA* * Piper has ceased production of all Aerofiche (i.e. microfiche) products. Consult the “Customer Service Information File” (a free download from the Piper Aircraft, Inc. website at Http://www.piper.com/publications.asp) to verify that you have the latest revision. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL REVISION STATUS 04/01/09 1A4 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION - TABLE OF CONTENTS 1A5 INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Grid No. Intro-1. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A7 Intro-2. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A7 Intro-3. Effectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A8 Intro-4. Serial Number Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A9 Intro-5. Assignment of Subject Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A9 Intro-6. Pagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A9 Intro-7. Aerofiche Effectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A9 Intro-8. Identifying Revised Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A10 Intro-9. Indexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A10 Intro-10. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A11 Intro-11. Accident / Incident Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A11 Intro-12. Supplementary Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A11 PIPER Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A11 Vendor Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A11 Section Index Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A16A List of Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A16C List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A16K PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION - TABLE OF CONTENTS 04/01/09 1A6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION 1. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness WARNING: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS (ICA) FOR ALL NON-PIPER APPROVED STC INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL. WHEN A NON-PIPER APPROVED STC INSTALLATION IS INCORPORATED ON THE AIRPLANE, THOSE PORTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION MUST BE INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ICA PUBLISHED BY THE OWNER OF THE STC. SINCE NON-PIPER APPROVED STC INSTALLATIONS MAY CHANGE SYSTEMS INTERFACE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPONENT LOADS OR STRESSES ON ADJACENT STRUCTURES, THE PIPER PROVIDED ICA MAY NOT BE VALID FOR AIRPLANES SO MODIFIED. The Piper Twin Comanche Service Manual constitutes the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for the PA-24, PA-24-250/260, and PA-24-400 model airplanes in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 23, Appendix G. Section I contains the Airworthiness Limitations and the Inspection Program is in Section III. 2. General This publication is prepared in PIPER proprietary format with respect to arrangement and content. WARNING: USE ONLY GENUINE PIPER PARTS OR PIPER APPROVED PARTS OBTAINED FROM PIPER APPROVED SOURCES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PIPER AIRPLANES. This manual generally does not contain hardware callouts for installation. Hardware callouts are only indicated where a special application is required. To confirm the correct hardware used, refer to the PA-24 (Comanche) Parts Catalog, P/N 752-464, and FAR 43 for proper utilization. Genuine PIPER parts are produced and inspected under rigorous procedures to insure airworthiness and suitability for use in PIPER airplane applications. Parts purchased from sources other than PIPER, even though identical in appearance, may not have had the required tests and inspections performed, may be different in fabrication techniques and materials, and may be dangerous when installed in an airplane. Additionally, reworked or salvaged parts or those parts obtained from non-PIPER approved sources, may have service histories which are unknown or cannot be authenticated, may have been subjected to unacceptable stresses or temperatures or may have other hidden damage not discernible through routine visual or nondestructive testing. This may render the part, component or structural assembly, even though originally manufactured by PIPER, unsuitable and unsafe for airplane use.

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Piper Aircraft, Inc. expressly disclaims any responsibility for malfunctions, failures, damage or injury caused by use of non-PIPER approved parts. NOTE: Piper Aircraft, Inc. expressly reserves the right to supersede, cancel and/or declare obsolete any part, part numbers, kits or publication that may be referenced in this manual without prior notice. In any question concerning the care of your airplane, be sure to include the airplane serial number in any correspondence. 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION 1A7 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION 04/01/09 1A8 3. Effectivity This service manual is effective for all PA-24 Comanche series airplanes as follows: This encompasses the following model years: NOTE: The following is provided as a general reference only. Model Sub-Model Serial Numbers Model Year PA-24 24-1 thru 24-2 Prototypes (aka PA-24-180) 24-3 thru 24-336 1958 24-337 thru 24-1476 1959 24-1477 thru 24-2298 1960 24-2299 thru 24-2843 1961 24-2844 thru 24-3284 1962 24-3285 thru 24-3557 1963 24-3558 thru 24-3687 1964 PA-24-250 24-3 thru 24-336 1958 24-337 thru 24-1476 1959 24-1477 thru 24-2298 1960 24-2299 thru 24-2843 1961 24-2844 thru 24-3284 1962 24-3285 thru 24-3557 1963 24-3558 thru 24-3687, 1964 less 24-3642 PA-24-260 24-3642 1964 24-4000* thru 24-4042 1965 24-4043 thru 24-4299 1965 “B” Model 24-4300 thru 24-4336 1966 “B” Model 24-4337 thru 24-4593 1966 “B” Model 24-4594 thru 24-4716 1967 “B” Model 24-4718 thru 24-4720 1967 “B” Model 24-4724 1967 “B” Model 24-4717 1968 “B” Model 24-4721 thru 24-4723 1968 “B” Model 24-4725 thru 24-4803 1968 “C” Model, Turbo “C” 24-4804 thru 24-4908 1969 “C” Model, Turbo “C” 24-4909 thru 24-4963 1970 “C” Model, Turbo “C” 24-4964 thru 24-5002 1971 “C” Model, Turbo “C” 24-5003 thru 24-5028 1972 24-5029 thru 24-5041 ** * 24-3688 changed to 24-4000. ** not completed due to 1972 Flood. PA-24-400 26-3 thru 26-148 1964 NOTE: S/N 24-6000, the PA-24-300 testbed, was destroyed after the 1972 flood. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION 1A9 4. Serial Number Explanation Example: 5. Assignment of Subject Material This publication is divided into logical subject groupings based on aircraft system or task function. Refer to Section Index Guide, grid 1A16A. 6. Pagination A modified legacy Aerofiche grid numbering system (explained below) will be used to indicate location within the manual until the next complete revision. 7. Aerofiche Grid Number Piper has ceased production of all Aerofiche (i.e.,microfiche) products. The Aerofiche grid numbers will be replaced by Section page numbers (i.e. I-1, II-3, etc.) indicating the Section and the consecutive page number from the beginning of the section in the next complete revision. In the interim, as partial revisions occur, the legacy Aerofiche grid numbering system may be modified, as explained below, to simplify production. Deviations from the legacy Aerofiche grid numbering system will occur when it becomes necessary to add pages to the manual and will typically take two forms: A. Inserting pages between two existing grids in the same row. When inserting two pages between the existing grids 1A8 and 1A9, the two new pages will be number 1A8A and 1A8B. B. Inserting pages at the end of an Aerofiche grid row. The legacy Aerofiche grid number system limited page numbers in a row to a maximum of 24 (i.e., row 1A would be numbered 1A1-1A24). That limit no longer applies. Accordingly, if two pages need to be added between any existing grid row end and grid row start (i.e., 1A24 and 1B1), the new pages will simply be numberred 1A25 and 1A26. 24 671 TYPE CERTIFICATE DESIGNATION 24 = PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260 26 = PA-24-400 SEQUENCE NUMBER (1 to 4 digits) PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION 04/01/09 1A10 8. Identifying Revised Material A. 1976 thru 1982: Revised text and illustrations are indicated by a vertical line along the left-hand margin of the frame, opposite revised, added or deleted material. Revision lines indicate only current revisions with changes and additions to or deletions of existing text and illustrations. Changes in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, indexing, the physical location of the material or complete page additions are not identified by revision lines. B. 1983 thru 1997: Revised text and illustrations are indicated by a vertical line along the left-hand margin of the frame, opposite revised or added material. Revision lines indicate only current revisions with changes and additions to existing text and illustrations. Changes in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, indexing, physical location of material, or complete page additions are not identified by revision lines. C. 1998 thru 2007: A revision to a page is defined as any change to the text or illustrations that existed previously. Such revisions, additions and deletions are identified by a vertical black line (change bar) along the left- hand margin of the page opposite only the text or illusration that was changed. Changes in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, indexing, the physical location of the material or complete page additions are not identified by revision lines. D. 2009 and later: A revision to a page is defined as a change to the text or illustrations that existed previously. Revision, additions and deletions are identified by a vertical line (aka change bar) along the left- hand margin of the page opposite only the text or illustration that was changed. Reformatted, but otherwise unchanged, text is not identified by a change bar. Change bars in the section Tables of Contents do not indicate a change to that page, but rather that the information in the actual paragraph has changed A change bar in the left-hand margin opposite the footer (i.e.- chapter/section/subject, page number and date), indicates that the text was unchanged but the material was relocated to a different page. Example. NOTE: Change bars are not used in the title pages, list of illustrations, or list of tables. Likewise, when a publication is completely revised (i.e. - reissued), change bars will only appear in the Tables of Contents. 9. Indexing A Section Index Guide, below, will assist the user in locating desired information. In addition, each Section begins with an individual Table of Contents. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION 1A11 10. Warnings, Cautions and Notes These adjuncts to the text are used to highlight or emphasize important points when necessary. Warnings call attention to use of materials, processes, methods, procedures or limits which must be followed precisely to avoid injury or death to persons. Cautions call attention to methods and procedures which must be followed to avoid damage to equipment. Notes call attention to methods which make the job easier. Warnings and Cautions shall be located directly above and Notes directly beneath the text and be in line with the paragraphs to which they apply. 11. Accident/Incident Reporting To improve our Service and Reliability system and aid in Piper’s compliance with FAR 21.3, knowledge of all incidents and/or accidents must be reported to Piper immediately. To expedite and assist in reporting all incidents and accidents, Piper Form 420-01 has been created. See Service Letter 1041 for latest revision. This procedure is to be used by all Dealers, Service Centers and Repair Facilities. 12. Supplementary Publications The following publications/sources provide servicing, overhaul and parts information for the PA-24, PA-24-250, 24-260 and PA-24-400 (Comanche) airplane and its various components. Use them to supplement this manual. A. Piper Publications: Piper P/N (1) Parts Catalog: 753-464 (2) Periodic Inspection Report: 230-203 (3) Progressive Inspection Manual: 761-541 B. Vendor Publications: WARNING: FAILURE TO CONSULT APPLICABLE VENDOR PUBLICATION(S), WHEN SERVICING OR INSPECTING VENDOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN PIPER AIRCRAFT, MAY RENDER THE AIRCRAFT UNAIRWORTHY. (1) ALTERNATOR: Vendor Address: Kelly Aerospace, Power Systems PH: (888) 461-6077 Airport Complex FAX: (334) 227-8596 P. O. Box 273 Fort Deposit, Alabama 36032 http://www.kellyaerospace.com/ (2) AUTOFLIGHT: (See Paragragh 12-6) (3) BATTERY: Vendor Address: GILL Batteries PH: (800) 456-0070 A Division of Teledyne Continental Motors http://www.gillbatteries.com PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION MM/DD/YY 1A12 (4) BRAKES AND WHEELS: Vendor Address: Parker Hannifin Corp PH: (800) 272-5464 Aircraft Wheel and Brake Division 1160 Center Road Avon, Ohio 44011 http://www.parker.com/ag/wbd (5) ENGINE: Vendor Address: Lycoming Engines PH: (717) 323-6181 652 Oliver Street FAX: (717) 327-7101 Williamsport, PA 17701 http://www.lycoming.com/ Overhaul Manual: DIRECT DRIVE MODELS - P/N 60294-7 Parts Catalog: O-360-A Wide Cyl. Flange Engines - P/N PC-306-1 O-540-A Series Engines - P/N PC-115-1 O-540-B, E and G Series Engines - P/N PC-115-2 IO-540-A,B,C,D,E and G Series Engines - P/N PC-215-1 IO-540-J,K,M,N,P and R Series Engines - P/N PC-215-2 IO-720-A Series Engines - P/N PC-119 Operators Handbook: O-360 Series - P/N 60297-12 O-540, IO-540 Series - P/N 60297-10 IO-720 Series - P/N 60297-19 NOTE: The above Lycoming publications can be ordered as a set on CD-ROM from Avantext. See www.avantext.com or PH - (800) 998-8857. (6) FIRE EXTINGUISHER (PORTABLE): Vendor Address: H3R Inc. PH: (800) 249-4289 43 Magnolia Ave # 4 San Francisco, California 94123-2911 http://www.h3r.com/index.htm (7) LIGHTS - NAVIGATION, STROBE, AND MAP LIGHTS: Vendor Address: Whelen Engineering Co. Inc. PH: (860) 526-9504 Route 145, Winthrop Rd. FAX: (860) 526-2009 Chester, Conneticut 06412 http://www.whelen.com/ PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL MM/DD/YY INTRODUCTION 1A13 (8) MAGNETOS: Vendor Address: Teledyne Continental Motors PH: (251) 438-3411 P.O. Box 90 (800) 718-3411 Mobile, AL 36601 FAX: (251) 432-7352 http://www.tcmlink.com Service Support Manual: S-1200 Series High Tension Magnetos, P/N x42001 Service Support Manual: S-20 / S-200 Series High Tension Magnetos, P/N x42002 or, if installed: Vendor Address: Slick Aircraft Products PH: (904) 739-4000 Unison Industries FAX: (904) 739-4006 Attn: Subscription Dept. 7575 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville, FL 32256 http://www.unisonindustries.com/ Installation, Operation F1100 MASTER SERVICE MANUAL and Maintenance Instructions: (9) PROPELLER: Vendor Address: Hartzell Propeller Inc. PH: (937) 778-4379 One Propeller Place FAX: (937) 778-4321 Piqua, OH 45356-2634 http://www.hartzellprop.com/index2.htm Overhaul and Maintenance: Manual No. 110 /113B / 114B / 114C / 117D Aluminum Blade Overhaul: Manual No. 133C Propeller Owner’s Manual and Logbook: Manual No. 115N /168 / 169 / 175 or, Vendor Address: McCauley Propeller Systems P.O. Box 7704 Wichita, KS 67277-7704 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION 04/01/09 1A14 (10) PROPELLER GOVERNOR: Vendor Address: See listing under Propeller, Hartzell above. Governor Maintenance: Manual No. 130B or Woodward Governor Company PH: (815) 877-7441 5001 North Second Street FAX: (815) 639-6033 Rockford, IL 61125 (11) STARTER: Vendor Address: Sky-Tec PH: (800) 476-7896 350 Howard Clemmons Rd. FAX: (817) 573-2252 Granbury, Texas 76048 http://www.skytecair.com or Kelly Aerospace, Power Systems. See listing under Alternator, above. (12) VACUUM PUMP: Vendor Address: Aero Accessories, Inc. PH: (800) 822-3200 1240 Springwood Avenue Gibsonville, NC 27249 http://www.aeroaccessories.com/index.html (13) VACUUM REGULATOR: Vendor Address: Parker Hannifin Corp. PH: (800) 382-8422 Airborne Division 711 Taylor Street Elyria, Ohio 44035 http://www.parker.com/ag/nad (14) VOLTAGE REGULATOR: Vendor Address: Kelly Aerospace, Power Systems See listing under Alternator, above. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION 1A15 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION 04/01/09 1A16 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 INTRODUCTION 1A16A SECTION INDEX GUIDE SECTION SUBJECT GRID NO. I AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS 1Al7 II HANDLING AND SERVICING 1A23 III INSPECTION 1Dl IV STRUCTURE 1E1 V SURFACE CONTROLS lF12A VI LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM 1H18A VII POWER PLANT - PA-24-180 2A7 VIIA POWER PLANT - PA-24-250 AND PA-24-260 2C1 VIIB POWER PLANT - PA-24-400 2E18A VIIC POWER PLANT - PA-24-260 Turbo 2G7 VIII FUEL SYSTEM 2I12A IX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3A8 X HEATING AND VENTILATING 3F6 XI INSTRUMENTS 3F16A XII ELECTRONICS 3G23 XIII ACCESSORIES AND UTILITIES 3H11 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION MM/DD/YY 1A16B THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1A16C 2-1. Three-View of Comanche - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . . 1A30 2-2. Three-View of Comanche - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B1 2-3. Three-View of Comanche B - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 to 24-4782, 24-4784 to 24-4803 incl.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B2 2-4. Three-View of Comanche - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B3 2-5. Three-View of Comanche C - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4783, 24-4804 and up.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B4 2-6. Access Panels and Plates - PA-24-180, 250, 260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B5 2-7. Access Panels and Plates - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B16 2-8. Access Panels and Plates - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B17 2-8a. Torque Wrench Formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B18 2-9. Jacking Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B23 2-10. Weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B24 2-11. Leveling Airplane - PA-24-180, 250, 260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C1 2-12. Leveling Airplane - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 and up) . . . 1C1 2-13. Landing Gear Strut Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C6 2-14. Brake Reservoir - PA-24-180, 250 (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-2298 incl) . . . . 1C8A 2-15. Brake Reservoir - PA-24-180, 250 (S/N’s 24-2299 and up); PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8A 2-15a. Tire Balancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C9 2-16. Fuel Strainer and Drain - PA-24-180, 250 (S/N’s 24-2299 and up); and PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10A 2-17. Fuel Selector and Drain - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10A 2-18. Oil Suction Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C39 2-19. Oil Pressure Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C39 2-20. Lubrication Chart - General - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . 1C46 2-21. Lubrication Chart - General - PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C47 2-22. Lubrication Chart - General - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C48 2-23. Lubrication Chart - Control Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C49 2-24. Lubrication Chart - Step Lock Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C50 2-25. Lubrication Chart - Flap Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C51 2-26. Lubrication Chart - Nose Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C52 2-27. Lubrication Chart - Stabilator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C54 2-28. Lubrication Chart - Rudder Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C55 2-29. Lubrication Chart - Bellcrank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C56 2-30. Lubrication Chart - Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C57 2-31. Lubrication Chart - Main Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C58 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure No. Grid No. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 04/01/09 1A16D LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 3-1. Typical Muffler Fatigue Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D40 3-2. Exhaust System Inspection Points - PA-24-180, 250 and 400 . . . . . . 1D41 3-3. Exhaust System Inspection Points - PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D42 4-1. Landing Light Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E6 4-2. Wing Attachment Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E12 4-3. Flap Roller Installation (Electrically Operated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E14 4-4. Aileron Bearing Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E14 4-5. Door Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E18 4-6. Door Locking Mechanism - PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-2844 to 24-3284) . 1E18A 4-7. Door Locking Mechanism - PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-3285 and up); PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E18B 4-7a. Millivolt Drop Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E18E 4-7b. Metal Wire Stitching Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E19 4-7c. Stabilator Balance Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E24 4-7d. Checking Stabilator Free Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F2 4-7e. Checking and Balancing Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F5 4-8. Fuselage Skin Diagram - PA-24-180, PA-24-250 and PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) . . . 1F6 4-9. Wing and Empennage Skin Diagram - PA-24-180, PA-24-250 and PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) . . . 1F7 4-10. Fuselage Skin Diagram - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 and up) 1F8 4-11. Wing and Empennage Skin Diagram - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F9 4-12. Fuselage Skin Diagram - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F10 4-13. Wing and Empennage Skin Diagram - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F11 4-14. Typical Access Holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F12 5-1. Correct Method of Installing Rod End Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F17 5-2. Control Cable Inspection Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F18B 5-3. External Cable Wear Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F19 5-4. Internal Cable Wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F20 5-4a. Pulley Wear Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F21 5-5. Control Column Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G1 5-6. Aileron Control Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G7 5-7. Installation of Bellcrank Checking Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G9 5-8. Aileron Adjusting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G9 5-9. Flap Control Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G12 5-10. Determining Neutral Rudder Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G20 5-11. Checking Rudder Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G20 5-12. Rudder and Rudder Trim Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G21 5-13. Clamping Rudder Pedals in Neutral Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G23 5-14. Stabilator and Stabilator Trim Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H3 5-15. Checking Stabilator Travel in Up Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H4C 5-16. Stabilator Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H4E 5-17. Special Fabricated Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H16 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1A16E LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 6-1. Nose Gear Oleo Strut (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-214 incl.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H24 6-2. Nose Gear Oleo Strut Assembly - PA-24-180, PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-215 and up;PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I5 6-3. Nose Landing Gear Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I10 6-4. Clamping Rudder Pedals in Neutral Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I13 6-5. Rudder Pedals at Neutral Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I13 6-6. Installations of Plumb Bob Attachment Tool and Alignment Jig . . . . . 1I14 6-7. Nose Gear Door Installation - PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . 1I16 6-8. Main Gear Oleo Strut Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I20 6-8a. Main Gear Side Brace Link Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I22 6-8b. Main Gear Side Brace Bearing Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I22 6-8c. Main Gear Side Brace Link Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I23 6-9. Main Landing Gear Installation (Left) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J2 6-10. Adjustment of Main Landing Gear Drag Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J6 6-11. Aligning Main Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J7 6-12. Landing Gear Retraction System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J10 6-13. Landing Gear Retraction Transmission Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J12 6-14. Landing Gear Retraction System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J17 6-15. Nose Gear Drag Link Clevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J18 6-16. Landing Gear Up Limit Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J19 6-19. Torque Wrench and Adapter Installation, (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-4782 incl.; 24-4784 to 24-4803 incl.) . . . . . . . . 1J24 6-20. Torque Wrench and Adapter Installation, (S/N’s 24-4783; 24-4804 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Kl 6-21. Landing Gear Down Safety Lock Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K2 6-22. Landing Gear Warning Switch Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K3 6-23. Landing Gear Warning Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K5 6-24. Nose Wheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K6 6-25. Main Wheel Assembly (Cleveland) - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 . . . . 1K8 6-26. Main Wheel Assembly (Cleveland) - PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . 1K10 6-27. Main Wheel Assembly (Goodrich) - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K11 6-28. Brake Assembly (Cleveland) - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-3295) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K12 6-29. Brake Assembly (Cleveland) - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-3296 & up);PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K13 6-30. Brake Assembly (Goodrich) - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K16 6-31. Replacing Brake Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K17 6-32. Bleeding Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K18 6-33. Brake System Installation - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-2174 incl., 24-2176 to 24-2298 incl.) . . . . . . . . 1K19 6-34. Brake System Installation - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 S/N’s 24-2175, 24-2298 and up); PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . . 1K21 6-34a. Brake Cylinder Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1K21 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 04/01/09 1A16F LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 6-35. Brake Master Cylinder - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-2174 incl., 24-2176 to 24-2298 incl.) . . . . . . . . 1K23 6-36. Parking Brake Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L1 6-37. Brake Master Cylinder - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-2175, 24-2299 and up); PA-24-260 and PA-24-400 . . . 1L3 6-37a. Brake Cylinder Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L4 6-38. Fabricated Plumb-bob Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L7 6-39. Fabricated Nose Wheel Alignment Jig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L8 6-40. Fabricated Spanner Wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L9 6-41. Inspection of Rod End Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L11 6-42. Main Gear Wear Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L14 6-43. Nose Gear Wear Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L16 7-1. Propeller Installation (McCauley) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A14 7-2. Typical Nicks and Removal Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A15 7-3. Propeller Installation (Hartzell) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A18 7-4. Woodward Propeller Governor Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A21 7-5. Hartzell Propeller Governor Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A22 7-6. Engine Installation - PA-24-180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B1 7-6a. Cockpit Control Spring Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B5 7-7. Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B6 7-8. Magneto Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B8 7-9. Lead Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B9 7-10. Impulse Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B9 7-11. Magneto Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B10 7-12. Timing Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B10 7-13. Timing Plate Installed on Breaker Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B11 7-14. Breaker Compartment With Cast Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B11 7-15. Engine Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B12 7-16. Ignition System Retard Breaker Magneto Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B15 7-17. Removing Seized Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B17 7A-1. Propeller Installation (McCauley) - PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C7 7A-2. Typical Nicks and Removal Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C8 7A-3. Propeller Installation (Hartzell) - PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C10 7A-4. Propeller Installation (Hartzell) - PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C12 7A-5. Woodward Propeller Governor Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C16 7A-6. Hartzell Propeller Governor Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C17 7A-7. Engine Installation - PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C21 7A-8. Engine Installation - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4000 thru 24-4803,less 24-4783) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D1 7A-9. Engine Installation - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4783 and 24-4804 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D7 7A-10. Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D11 7A-11. Schematic Diagram of RSA Fuel Injector System - PA-24-250 & PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D14 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1A16G LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 7A-12. Idle and Mixture Adjustment (Fuel Injector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D16 7A-13. Fuel Air Bleed Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D17 7A-14. Magneto Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D19 7A-15. Lead Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D20 7A-16. Impulse Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D20 7A-17. Magneto Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D21 7A-18. Timing Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D21 7A-19 Timing Plate Installed on Breaker Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D22 7A-20. Breaker Compartment with Cast Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D22 7A-21. Engine Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D24 7A-22. Ignition System Retard Breaker Magneto Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2E2 7A-23. Removing Seized Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2E4 7B-1. Propeller Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2E22 7B-2. Typical Nicks and Removal Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2E23 7B-3. Propeller Governor Adjustment Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F2 7B-4. Engine Installation - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F3 7B-5. Schematic Diagram of RSA Fuel Injector System - PA-24-400 . . . . . 2F8 7B-6. Idle Speed and Mixture Adjustment (Fuel Injector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F10 7B-7. Fuel Air Bleed Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F12 7B-8. Magneto Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F14 7B-9. Reworked Plain Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F14 7B-10. Filed Notch on Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F15 7B-11. Installation of Rotor Holding Tool and Timing Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F15 7B-12. Alignment of Cam in Inspection Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F16 7B-13. Engine Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F17 7B-14. Ignition System Retard Breaker Magneto Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F20 7B- 15. Removal of Seized Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F22 7C-1. Propeller Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G12 7C-2. Typical Nicks and Removal Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G13 7C-3. Propeller Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G15 7C-4. Engine Installation - PA-24-260 Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G22 7C-5. Schematic Diagram of Turbocharger System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G23 7C-5a. Lockwiring V-Band Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G25 7C-5b. Indicator Probe Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H3 7C-6. Schematic Diagram of RSA Fuel Injector System - PA-24-260 Turbo 2H7 7C-7. Fuel Injector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H9 7C-8. Fuel Air Bleed Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H10 7C-9. Contact Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H12 7C-10. Rotor Holding Tool Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H14 7C-11. Timing Kit Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H14 7C-12. Aligning Timing Marks Single Contact Assembly Magneto . . . . . . . . 2H15 7C-13. Forming Leads in Breaker Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H15 7C-14. Engine Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H16 7C-15. Magneto Timing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H16 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 04/01/09 1A16H LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 7C-16. Removing Frozen Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H19 7C-17. Turbo Oil Flow Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H22 8-1. Fuel Cell Installation (Main/Inboard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I14 8-2. Fuel System Schematic - PA-24-180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I15 8-3. Fuel System Schematic - PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-105 to 24-2298) . . . . 2I16 8-4. Fuel System Schematic - PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-2299 & up) and PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I17 8-5. Fuel System Schematic - PA-24-260 Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I18 8-6. Fuel System Schematic - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I20 8-7. Bayonet Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I21 8-8. Button Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I21 8-9. Checking Sender Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I24 8-10. Checking Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2I24 8-11. Three Position Fuel Valve - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 . . . . . . . . . . . 2J4 8-12. Five Position Fuel Valve - PA-24250 and PA-24-260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J4B 8-13. Fuel Valve and Filter - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J4B 8-14. Fuel Strainer Disassembled - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J7 8-15. Bendix Plunger Fuel Pump (Early) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J9 8-16. Bendix Plunger Fuel Pump (Late) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J9 8-17. Exploded View Bendix Rotary Fuel Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J12 8-18. Primer Pump (Carburetor Induction System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J15 8-19. Fabricated Fuel Quantity Transmitter Checking Jig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J18 9-1. Generator and Starter Wiring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A13 9-2. Sectional View of Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A16 9-3. Wiring Circuit of Three Unit Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A22 9-4. Use of Riffle File to Clean Contact Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A24 9-5. Voltage Regulator Air Gap Check and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A24 9-6. Adjusting Voltage Regulator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B1 9-7. Checking Voltage Setting, Fixed Resistance Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B1 9-8. Checking Voltage Setting, Variable Resistance Method . . . . . . . . . . . 3B1 9-9. Cutout Relay Air Gap Check and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B3 9-10. Cutout Relay Point Opening Check and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B3 9-11. Checking Cutout Relay Closing Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B4 9-12. Adjustment of Cutout Relay Closing Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B4 9-13. Checking Current Regulator, Load Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B5 9-14. Checking Current Lead Method, Jumper Lead Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B5 9-15. Alternator and Starter Wiring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B8 9-16. Cross Sectional View of Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B10 9-17. Checking Rotor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B11 9-18. Slip Ring End Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B11 9-19. Checking Stator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B11 9-20. Checking Diodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B12 9-21. Brush Holder Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B14 9-22. Exploded View of Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B14 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1A16I LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. 9-23. Checking Alternator Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B15 9-24. Volt-Ohmmeter Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B17 9-25. Jumper Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B17 9-26. Regulator Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B18 9-27. Relay Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B19 9-27a. Exploded View of Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B20 9-27b. Alternator and Starter Wiring System Schematic (Prestolite) . . . . . . . 3B22 9-27c. Removal of Rectifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B23 9-27d. Removal of Slip Ring End Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B23 9-27e. Removal of Drive End Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B24 9-27f. Removal of End Head Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B24 9-27g. Testing Rotor for Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C1 9-27h. Testing Rotor for Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C1 9-27i. Installation of Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C2 9-27j. Installation of Rectifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C2 9-27k. Terminal Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C3 9-271. Slip Ring End Bearing Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C3 9-27m. Testing Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C3 9-27n. Brush Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C4 9-270. Internal Wiring Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C4 9-27p. Regulator Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C7 9-27q. Testing Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C8 9-27r. Application of Overvoltage Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C9 9-27s. Testing Overvoltage Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C9 9-27t. No-Load Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C11 9-27u. Lock-Torque Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C12 9-28. Not Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29. Not Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29a. Exploded View of Gear Reduction Starting Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C14 9-29b. Turning Starting Motor Commutator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C17 9-29c. Testing Motor Armature for Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C17 9-29d. Testing Motor Fields for Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C17 9-29e. No-Load Test Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C18 9-29f. Stall-Torque Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C18 NOTE: See Electrical Schematics Index at 3D7. 10-1. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-1 to 24-1251) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F9 10-2. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-1252 to 24-2298) . . . . . . . . 3F10 10-3. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-180 and PA-24-250 (S/N’s 24-2299 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F11 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 04/01/09 1A16J 10-4. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4000 to 24-4246, 24-4248 to 24-4299) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F12 10-5. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4247, 24-4300 to 24-4782 incl.; 24-4784 to 24-4803 incl.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F13 10-6. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . 3F14 10-7. Cabin Heater, Defroster and Fresh Air System - PA-24-260 (S/N’s 24-4783, 24-4804 and up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F15 11-1. Vacuum Pump Vane Wear Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F24 11-2. Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G2 12-1. Avionics Antenna Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3H5 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (cont.) Figure No. Grid No. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF TABLES 1A16K LIST OF TABLES Table No. Grid No. II-I. Leading Particulars and Principal Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B6 II-II. Flare Fitting Torques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B19 II-IIA. Recommended Nut Torques (Inch Pounds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B22 II-III. Indicated Oxygen Cylinder Pressures for Given Ambient Temperatures 1C13 II-IV. Inspection Report - Overhaul Time Limits (Oxygen Syst. Components) 1C15 II-V. Troubleshooting Chart (Oxygen System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C18 II-VI. Torque Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C21 II-VII. Decimal Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C22 II-VIII. Temperature Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C23 II-IX. Weight and Measures Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C24 II-X. Metric Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C25 II-XI. Drill Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C26 II-XII. Hose Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C27 II-XIII. Consumable Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C28 II-XIV. Vendor Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C35 II-XV. Thread Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C42 II-XVI. Lubricant Specification - Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C43 II-XVII. Lubrication (Special Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C45 III-I. Inspection Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D15 III-II. Service Publications List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D55 IV-I. Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E11 IV-II. Replacement Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E11 IV-III. Electrical Bonding Resistance Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1E18E V-I. Flight Control Surface Rigging Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1F18 V-II. Troubleshooting Chart (Surface Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1H5 VI-I. Torque For Effective Wrench Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J23 VI-II. Troubleshooting Chart (Landing Gear and Brake System) . . . . . . . . . 1L5 VI-III. Main Gear Wear Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L13 VI-IV. Nose Gear Wear Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1L15 VII-I. Propeller Specifications - PA-24-180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A19 VII-II. Timing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B11 VII-III. Troubleshooting Chart (Engine) - PA-24-180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B21 VIIA-I. Propeller Specifications - PA-24-250/260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C14 VIIA-II. Timing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D23 VIIA-III. Troubleshooting Chart (Engine) - PA-24-250/260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2E8 VIIB-I. Propeller Specifications - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2F1 VIIB-II. Troubleshooting Chart (Engine) - PA-24-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G2 VIIC-I. Propeller Specifications - PA-24-260 Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G16 VIIC-IA. Troubleshooting Chart (Mixture Control Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2H2 VIIC-II. Troubleshooting Chart (Engine) - PA-24-260 Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 VIII-I. Specifications, Duke Model 4140-00-218 Electric Fuel Pump . . . . . . 2J13 VIII-II. Flow Versus Pressure Chart at 14 V.D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J14 VIII-III. Pump Pressures (Fuel Injection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J15 VIII-IV. Fuel System Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J17 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF TABLES 04/01/09 1A16L LIST OF TABLES (cont.) Table No. Grid No. IX-I. Alternator Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B16 IX-II. Circuit Load Chart (Models Prior To 1970) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D3 IX-IIA. Circuit Load Chart (Models 1970 And Later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D5 IX-III. Lamp Replacement Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D6 IX-IV. Index Electrical System Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D7 IX-V. Electrical Wire Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D11 IX-VI. Electrical Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D12 IX-VII. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3E22 XI-I. Troubleshooting Vacuum System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G1 XI-II. Directional Gyro Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G6 XI-III. Gyro Horizon Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G7 XI-IV. Rate Of Climb Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G8 XI-V. Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G9 XI-VI. Airspeed Tubes And Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G10 XI-VII. Magnetic Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G11 XI-VIII. Troubleshooting Manifold Pressure Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G12 XI-IX. Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G13 XI-X. Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G13 XI-XI. Fuel Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G14 XI-XII. Turn and Bank Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G15 XI-XIII. Oil Temperature Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G17 XI-XIV. Fuel Quantity Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G18 XI-XV. Fuel Quantity Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G19 XII-I. Radio Shelf Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3H9 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 LIST OF TABLES 1A16M THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL LIST OF TABLES 04/01/09 1A16N THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 1A17 SECTION I AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 1A18 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL SECTION I - AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT GRID NO. 1-1. Airworthiness Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A21 1-2. Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A21 1-3. Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A21 1-4. Life Limited Parts Marking and Disposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A21 04/01/09 I - TABLE OF CONTENTS 1A19 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL I - TABLE OF CONTENTS 04/01/09 1A20 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 04/01/09 I - AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS 1A21 AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS NOTE: The Airworthiness Limitations section is FAA approved and specifies maintenance required under §§ 43.16 and 91.403 of the Federal Aviation Regulations unless an alternative program has been FAA approved. 1-1. Limitations (TCDS-1A15, Rev. 34.) No limitations related to fatigue life of the airplane and its components have been established with respect to the PA-24, PA24-250/260, and PA-24-400 Comanche airplane: NOTE: Refer to the LIMITATIONS section in the Aircraft Flight Manual for a detailed delineation of the flight limitations of the airplane. 1-2. Inspections Refer to Section III for Piper’s recommended Inspection Program. 1-3. Major Repairs to Life Limited Components Major repairs to areas defined in FAR Part 43, Appendix A, must be shown, using approved data, to not diminish the Life of the component as stated herein. 1-4. Life Limited Parts Marking and Disposition 14 CFR Part 45.16, Marking of Life Limited Parts requires that proper procedures are followed when removing life limited parts with time and/or cycles remaining on them as well as the disposition of life limited parts with no time and/or cycles left. Life limited parts are defined in paragraph 1, above. A. Parts that are removed prior to attaining the required time and/or cycles in service defining the useful life, are to be marked with indelible ink or marker with the part number, serial number and accumulated life status as defined in 14 CFR Part 43.10 in a manner that does not effect part structural integrity, i.e., no surface deformation such as vibration/etching allowed. B. Parts that have accumulated the life limit shall be dispositioned of in accordance with the applicable FARs. Piper recommends life limited parts with no time and/or cycles remaining be completely destroyed. PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL I - AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS 04/01/09 1A22 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 1A23 SECTION II HANDLING AND SERVICING PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL 1A24 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL SECTION II - HANDLING AND SERVICING TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Grid No. 2-1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-2. Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-3. Weight and Balance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-4. Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-5. Access and Inspection Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-6. Tools and Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A29 2-7. Torque Wrenches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B18 2-7a. Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B19 2-7b. Threaded Fastener Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B22B 2-8. Handhold and Walkways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B22B 2-9. Ground Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B22B 2-10. Introduction to Ground Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B22B 2-11. Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B23 2-12. Weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B23 2-13. Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B24 2-14. Mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C2 2-15. Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C2 2-16. Locking Airplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C3 2-17. Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C3 2-18. Taxiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C3 2-19. External Power Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C3 2-20. Operation of External Power Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C3 2-21 . Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4 2-22. Cleaning Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4 2-23. Cleaning Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4 2-24. Cleaning Exterior Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4A 2-25. Cleaning Windshield and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4A 2-26. Cleaning Headliner, Side Panels and Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4A 2-27. Cleaning Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4B 2-28. Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4B 2-29. Introduction to Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C4B 2-30. Landing Gear System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C6 2-31 Servicing Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C6 2-32. Oleo Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C6 2-33. Servicing Oleo Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C6 2-34. Filling Oleo Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C7 2-35. Inflating Oleo Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8 2-36. Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8 2-37. Servicing Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8 2-38. Filling Brake System Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8 2-39. Draining Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8 04/01/09 II - TABLE OF CONTENTS 1A25 PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL II - TABLE OF CONTENTS 04/01/09 1A26 2-40. Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8B 2-41. Servicing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C8B 2-42. Power Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C9 2-43. Servicing Power Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C9 2-44. Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10 2-45. Servicing Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10 2-46. Induction Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10 2-47. Servicing Induction Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10 2-48. Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10 2-49. Filling Fuel Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1C10 2-50. Draining Fuel Valve and Strainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1C10A 2-51. Draining Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10B 2-51a. Fuel System Draining Procedures - Water Contamination . . . . . . (PA-24-400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C10B 2-52. Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-53. Servicing Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-54. Oxygen System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-55. Description of Oxygen System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-56. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-57. Oxygen System Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C12 2-58. Filling Oxygen Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C13 2-59. Inspection and Overhaul Time Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C14 2-60. Testing for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C15 2-61. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C15 2-62. Cleaning Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C15 2-63. Removal of Oxygen Cylinder and Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C16 2-64. Installation of Oxygen Cylinder and Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C16 2-45. Removal of Filler Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-66. Installation of Filler Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-67. Removal of Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-68. Installation of Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-69. Removal of Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-70. Installation of Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C17 2-71. Purging Oxygen System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C18 2-72. Cleaning of Face Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C18 2-72a. Conversion Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C19 2-72b. Hose Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C19 2-72c. Consumable Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C19 2-72d. Vendor Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C19 SECTION II - HANDLING AND SERVICING TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Paragraph Grid No.