
CESSNA®
MODEL525(SERIALS-0685AND-0800ANDON)
MAINTENANCEMANUAL
ELEVATORANDTABSYSTEMCOMPONENTS-REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
1.General
A.Thissectionprovidesinformationrelatingtotheremovalandinstallationofcomponentsassociated
withtheelevatorandelevatortrimtabsystems.Forcontrolcableremoval/installationandrigging
information,refertoElevatorandT abSystemControlCables-MaintenancePractices.
B.Forremovalandinstallationoftheelevator,refertoChapter55,Elevator-Removal/Installation.
2.ToolsandEquipment
A.Foralistoftoolsandequipment,refertoFlightControls-General.
3.ForwardElevatorSectorAssemblyRemoval/Installation
A.RemovetheForwardElevatorSectorAssembly(RefertoFigure401).
(1)Removecopilotsseat.RefertoChapter25,CrewSeats-MaintenancePractices.
(2)Gainaccesstotheforwardelevatorsectorbyremovingpanel241BTC.RefertoChapter6,
AccessPlatesandPanelsIdentication-DescriptionandOperation.
(3)Gainaccesstotheelevatorcontrolcableturnbucklesinthetailconebyremovingpanels321BC
and321FC.RefertoChapter6,AccessPlatesandPanelsIdentication-Descriptionand
Operation.
(4)Disconnecttheelevatorforwardtrimcablesfromthechainatthecontrolpedestalinthecockpit.
RefertoElevatorandTabSystemControlCables-MaintenancePractices,ElevatorForward
TrimCablesRemoval/Installation.
(5)Disconnecttherudderforwardtrimcontrolcablesfromthechainatthecontrolpedestalinthe
cockpit.RefertoRudderandTabSystem-MaintenancePractices,RudderTrimTabControl
CablesandStopBlocksRemoval/Installation.
(6)Disconnectthefuselageailerontrimcablesfromthechainatthecontrolpedestalinthecockpit.
RefertoAileronandT abSystemControlCables-MaintenancePractices,FuselageAileronTrim
CableRemoval/Installation.
(7)Removesafetyclipsandloosenelevatorcontrolcableturnbuckles.
(8)Removenuts,washersandscrewssecuringelevatorcontrolcablestoforwardsector.
(9)Taganddisconnectelevatorcontrolcables.
CAUTION:Becarefultopreventdamagetotheavionicsdisplayswhenyou
disconnecttheconnectinglinkfromtheforwardelevatorsector.
Thecontrolcolumncanfallforwardanddamagethedisplaysif
protectivepadsorfoamcoversarenotinstalledontheavionics
displays.
(10)Putaprotectivepadorfoamcoverontheavionicsdisplays.
(11)Removeanddiscardthecotterpinfromthenutandtheboltthatconnecttheforwardelevator
connectinglinktotheforwardelevatorsector.
(a)Removethenut,washers,andboltandcarefullymovethecontrolcolumnsforwardasyou
disconnecttheconnectinglinkfromthesector.
(12)Removetheaftpedestalswitchpaneltogetaccesstotheailerontrimgearbox.RefertoChapter
31,InstrumentandSwitchPanels-MaintenancePractices,AftPedestalSwitchPanelRemoval/
Installation.
(13)Removethescrews,washers,andnutsthatattachtheailerontrimgearboxtothepedestal
structure.
(14)Removethescrewsthatattachtheruddertrimgearboxtothepedestalstructure.
(15)Removethescrewsthatattachthetrimbearingplatetotheuppersectorbracket.
(16)Liftthesprocketssufcientlytopullthebearingplateawayfromtheuppersectorbracket.
(a)Removethebearingplatefromtheairplane.
(17)Removescrewssecuringstopblocktoupperandlowersectorbrackets.
(18)Removesafetywire,pivotboltandwasherssecuringsectorassemblytoupperandlowersector
brackets.
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