
SERVICE KIT
SK208-179B
CAUTION: As you accomplish this Service Kit, make sure that you keep a minimum edge
distance of no less than two times the diameter of the rivet.
(11) Install all rivets with a minimum edge distance of no less than two times the diameter of the rivet.
2. Get access for the installation as follows:
A. Do an initial weight and balance of the airplane before installation of the TKS Ice Protection System
Installation and the SK208-180 or latest revision) or SK208-175B (or latest revision) as applicable
Low Airspeed Awareness System Installation. (Refer to the applicable Pilot's Operating Handbook
and the Model 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 8, Leveling and Weighing.)
B. Remove the fuselage wing and wing strut fairings. (Refer to the 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter
57 - Wings - Removal/Installation.)
C. Remove the pilot's and the copilot's seats. (Refer to the 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 25,
Flight Compartment - Maintenance Practices.)
D. Remove the cabin upholstery and passenger seats as necessary to get access to do the installation
and the routing of the tubing and the wiring. (Refer to the 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 25,
Cabin Upholstery - Maintenance Practices.)
E. Remove the floor covers in the area between FS 118.00 and FS 214.00 and along the left and
the right sides of the floor. (Refer to the 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 53, Floorboards and
Access Plates - Maintenance Practices.)
F. Remove the aft cabin bulkhead cover.
G. Remove Panel 320A from the lower tailcone area. (Refer to the 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter
6, Access Plates and Panels Identification - Description and Operation.)
H. Remove the access panel over the fuel reservoir tank.
I. Remove the 503HB, 503DB, 503BB, 503AB, and 501BB Access Plates from the left wing and
remove the 603HB, 603DB, 603BB, 603AB, and 601BB Access Plates from the right wing. (Refer
to the Model 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 6, Access Plates and Panels Identification -
Description and Operation.)
J. Remove the 373BL Access Plate form the left horizontal stabilizer and the 374BR Access Plate
from the right horizontal stabilizer. (Refer to the Model 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 6, Access
Plates and Panels Identification - Description and Operation.)
K. Remove the 341C and the 341B Access Plates and the 341A Access Plate (if installed) from the
vertical stabilizer. (Refer to the Model 208 Maintenance Manual, Chapter 6, Access Plates and
Panels Identification - Description and Operation.)
L. Remove and keep the radome, radar, and pod assembly. (Refer to the Model 208 Maintenance
Manual, Chapter 34, Garmin GWX-68 Weather Radar - Maintenance Practices.)
3. Make changes to the structure of the airplane for the ice protection system installation as follows:
A. (Refer to Figure 6, View A-A and View B-B.) If not installed already, drill three drain holes in the
tailcone at FS 284.00 and install six grommets as follows:
(1) Drill three 0.25-inch diameter holes through the airplane skin 2.40 inches aft of FS 284.00. Put
one hole at RBL 1.75, one hole at RBL 9.00 and one hole at LBL 9.00.
(2) Deburr and apply Alodine and epoxy primer to bare metal.
(3) Install 0823337-2 Grommets in the six holes as follows:
(a) Make marks at the 12 positions on the tailcone where you will install the rivets that attach
the 0823337-2 Grommets.
(b) Match drill 12 Number 40 (0.098-inch diameter) holes in the tailcone.
(c) Deburr and apply Alodine to bare metal.
SK208-179B
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