Piper SENECA III Quick setup guide

SENECA III
PILOT'S
INFORMATION
MANUAL
Seneca lif

Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Issued: January 8, 1981
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APPLICABILITY
Application of this handbook is limited to the specific Piper PA-34-220T
model airplane designated by serial number and registration number on the
face of the title page of this handbook.
This handbook cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in
acurrent status.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilors Operating Handbook, with the
exception of the equipment list, will be kept current by revisions distributed
to the airplane owners. The equipment list was current at the tinie the air-
plane was licensed by the manufacturer and thereafter must be maintained
by the owner.
Revision material will consist of information necessary to update the
text of the present handbook and/or to add information to cover added
airplane equipment.
LRevisions
Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page
replacernents or additions and shall be inserted into the handbook in
accordance with the instructions given below:
1. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number,
2. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each
section.
3. Page numbers followed by asmall letter shall be inserted in direct
sequence with the same common numbered page.
IL Identification of Revised Material
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by ablack vertical
line along the outside margin of the page, opposite revised, added or
deleted material. A line along the outside margin of the page opposite the
page number will indicate that an entire page was added.
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Black lines will indicate only current revisions with changes and
additions to or deletions of existing text and ilustrations. Changes in
capitalization. spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on
apage wil not be identified
ORIGINAL PACES ISSUED
The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given
below:
Title, ii through vii. 1-I through I-I I, 2-1 through 2-12, 3-1 through
3-23. 4-1 through 4-37, 5-1 through 5-31, 6-1 through 6-68, 7-l through 7-39,
8-1 through 8-19, 9-1 through 9-102, and 10-1 through 1()-3.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS
Current Revisions to the PA-34-220T Seneca [11 Pilot's Operating Hand-
book. REPORT: VB-1110 issued January 8. 1981.
FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 13-4 Revised Warning.
(PR8l0421) 3-15 Revised Warning,
4-9 Revised procedure.
4-26 Revised para. 4.31.
5-21 Revised fig. 5-21.
6-40 Added items 221 and 223.
I6-48 Revised item 285.
6-49 Revised item 29 L
7-14 Revised para. 7.15.
7-26 Revised para. 7.23.
9-i Revised Table of Contents.
9-19 Added Supplement 4
thru (KFC 200 Automatic Flight
9-32b Control System with Flight
Director).
9-33 Added Suplement 5
thru I(KFC 200 Automatic Flight
9-44d Control System without
Flight Director).
9-68 Revised sec. 4(b) (1}.
9-103 Added Supplement 16
thru (Propeller Synchrophaser
9-106 Installation),
9-107 Added Supplement 17
thru (Century 21 Autopilot
9-112 Installation). g
9-113 Added Supplement 18 g
thru {Century 41 Autopilot Ward Evans
9-124 Installation). April 21, 1981
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PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 234 Revised para. 3.3.
(PR810817) 3-15 Revised para. 3.7.
4-i Changed pg. nos.
4-ii Changed pg. nos.
4-4 Revised para. 4.5.
4-5 Revised para. 4.5.
4-9 Revised para. 4.5.
4-10 Revised para. 4.5.
4-12 Revised para, 4.5,
4-15 Moved para, 4.11 to pg. 4-16.
4-16 Relocated para. 4.11 from
pg. 4-15; moved info. to
pg. 4-16a.
4-16a New pg; relocated info.
from pg. 4-16 and 4-17,
4-16b New pg; relocated info. and
para. 4.13 from pg. 4-17;
added Note to para. 4.13.
4-17 Moved info. to pgs. 4-16a
and 4-16b; relocated info.
from pg, 4-18,
4-18 Moved info. to pg. 4-17;
relocated info. from
pg, 4-19.
4-19 Moved info, to pg. 4-18.
4-26 Revised para. 4.31; added
Note; moved para. 4.33 to
pg. 4-27,
4-27 Retocated para. 4.33 from
pg. 4-26.
4-32 Added Note; moved info. to
pg. 4-33.
4-33 Relocated info. from
pg. 4-32 moved info. to
pg. 4-34
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PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 24-34 Relocated info. from
(PR810817) pg. 4-33; moved para. 4,49
(cont) to pg. 4-35.
4-35 Relocated para. 4.49 from
pg. 4-34; moved para. 4.55
to pg. 4-36.
4-36 Reiocated para. 4.55 from
pg. 4-35; moved info. to
pg. 4-37.
4-37 Relocated info. from
pg. 4-36; moved para. 4.59
to pg. 4-38.
4-38 New pg; relocated para
from pg. 4-37.
6-i Changed pg. nos.
6-! IRevised fig, 6-9.
6-12 Revised fig. 6-i 1.
6-32 Relocated items 147 thru
15ifrom pg, 6-33.
6-33 Moved items 147 thru 151
to pg. 6-32: added new item
154; relocated items 155
thru 159 from pg. 6-34.
6-34 Moved items 155 thru 159
to pg. 6-33; relocated item
173 from pg. 6-35.
6-35 Moved item 173 to pg. 6-34;
removed previous item 177;
added new items 177 and 178.
6-40 Revised item 223.
6-46 Added new items 264 and
265; renumbered item 266;
moved items 271 and 273 to
pg. 6-.47.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Mvision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 26-47 Relocated items 271 and 273
(PR810817) from pg. 6-46: added new
(cont) item 272: moved items 28I
and 283 to pg. 6-48.
6-48 Relocated items 281and 283
from pg. 6-47: moved item
287 to pg, 6-49,
6-49 Relocated item 287 from
pg. 6-48: moved item 291
to pg. 6-50.
6-50 Relocated item 29 lfrom
pg. 6-49.
6-62 Added new item 441.
7-14 Revised para. 7.15.
7-15 Revised fig. 7-11.
7-20 Added info.
7-21 Revised fig. 7-15.
9-46 Revised Supplement.
Section I.
9-49 Added Caution Note; moved
info. to pg. 9-50.
9-50 Relocated info. from
pg. 9-49.
9-51 Revised Supplement,
Section 3.
9-53 Revised Supplement.
Section 3. er
9-105 Revised Supplement, Ward Evans
Section 4 Aug. 17 198I
Rev. 3I-4 Corrected para. L9.
(PR820225) 3-i Expanded checklist; moved
info. to pg. 3-ii.
J-fi Relocated info. from pg. 3-i.
3-4 Revised para. 3-3.
3-15 Revised para 3.7.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
on FAA ApprovÃ
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
33-23 Amended para. 3.29.
(PRS20225) 4-i Expanded checklist: moved
(cont) info. to pg. 4-ii.
4-ii Relocated info. from pg. 4-i.
4-18 Revised para. 4.17.
4-30 Corrected error.
4-37 Removed Note.
5-3 Corrected error.
5-14 Revised fig. 5-7 heading info.
5-20 Corrected error to fig. 5-19
info.
5-22 Revised fig, 5-23 heading.
5-23 Revised fig. 5-25.
5-26 Revised fig. 5-31 pg. base info.
5-28 Amended fig. 5-35 notation,
5-29 Added grid alignment number
to fig. 5-37.
5-30 Amended lettered info. to
fig. 5-39
5-31 Corrected error to fig. 5-41
example.
6- IRevised para. 6. l.
6-6 Revised fig. 6-5 info.
6-9 Corrected para. 6.7 (b).
6-10 Revised para. 6.7.
6-! l Corrected fig. 6-9.
6-12 Corrected fig. 6-11.
6-19 Revised para. 6.13,
6-2 IRevised item i i data.
6-31 Revised item 135.
6-35 Revised item 177 data.
6-37 Revised item 193 data.
6-40 Revised item 223 b. data.
6-41 Revised item 227 a. data.
6-44 Revised item 255 data.
6-46 Revised and moved item 269
to pg. 6-47.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 36-47 Relocated item 269 from pg.
(PRS20225) 6-46: revised item 272 data:
(cont) moved item 277 and 279 to
pg. 6-48,
6-48 Relocated item 277 and 279
from pg. 6-47; moved item
285 to pg. 6-49.
6-49 Relocated item 285 from pg.
6-48; moved item 289 to pg.
6-50.
6-50 Relocated item 289 from pg.
6-49; revised item 293 data;
moved item 295 and 297 to
pg. 6-51.
6-51 Relocated items 295 and 297
from pg. 6-50: tevised item
301 data.
6-52 Added new item 302.
6-54 Revised item 315: revised
item 319 data.
6-56 Revised item 385 (f) data.
6-68 Moved info to new pg 6-69.
6-69 New pg.: relocated info
from pg. 6-68; added
caution note.
7-3. 7-4 Revised para. 7.5.
7-12 Revised para. 731
7-18 Revised voltage info. to para
7.17.
7-19 Revised fig. 7-13.
7-20 Revised para. 7.17.
7-26 Revised para. 7.23.
7-29 Corrected info listings 29.
46. 47.
7-34 Revised para. 7.27 info.
7-37 Amended para 7.37,
8-14 Revised para. 8.23.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 3.8-17 Revised para. 8.31 (b)
(PR820225) 8-19 Corrected error.
(cont) 9-16 Corrected error.
9-20 Added info. to listing.
9-22 Revised caution note:
corrected pg. no. error.
9-26 Corrected error.
9-27 Revised section 4(g)
9-34 Added info. to listing.
9-35 Revised section 2(f)
9-36 .Revised caution note;
corrected pg. no, error.
9-37 Revised section 3(d) (2).
9-39 Corrected error.
9-4 I Revised section 4(4).
9-76 Corrected pg. no. error.
9-l10 Revised note.
9-115 Revised note.
9-120 Corrected error.
9-123 Added heading to section 5.
9-125 New pgs.; added ww½t we
thru supplement 19. Ward Evans
9-130 Feb. 25, 1982
Res. 43-i. Changed pg. nos
(PRS20409) 3-ii
3-5 Revised and added to
procedure; moved info.
to pg. 3-6.
3-6 Relocated info. from pg. 3-5;
moved info. to pg. 3-7.
3-7 Relocated info. from pg. 3-6;
moved info. to pg. 3-8.
3-8 Relocated info. from pg. 3-7;
moved info. to pg. 3-9.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev, 43-9 Relocated info. from pg. 3-8:
(PRS204()9) moved info. to pg. 3-10.
(cont) 3-10 Relocated info. from pg. 3-9
moved info. to pg. 3-11.
3-1 I Relocated info. from pg. 3-10.
3-16 Revised and added to
para. 3.7
3-17 Added to para. 3.7; moved
info. to pg. 3-18.
3-18 Relocated info- from pg. 3-17:
moved info. to pg. 3-19.
3-19 Relocated info, from pg. 3-18;
moved info. to pg, 3-20.
3-20 Relocated info, from pg. 3-19:
moved info. to pg. 3-21.
3-21 Relocated info. from pg. 3-20,
5-17 Revised fig. 5-13.
6-20 Revised items Iand 3.
6-29 Added item 129.
7,5 Revised para. 7.7.
7-6 Cont. rev. para. 7.7: moved
para 7.9 to pg. 7-6b.
6b :relocated para. 7.9
from pg. 7-6. Ward Evans
8-10 Revised para. 8.17. April 9. 1982
Rev. 5Title Revised Title Page.
(PRS20809) di Revised para.
I-1 Revised para. I l.
I-5 Revised para, 1.15.
3-ii Revised Table of Contents.
3-9 Revised procedure
3-20, Revised para. 3.23.
3-21
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PILOT SOPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 53-22 Moved info to pg. 3-23
(PRS20809) and 3-24, cont, revised
(cont) para, 3.23.
3-23 Moved info. to pg. 3-24.
cont revised para. 3.23, re-
I-5 located info. from pg. 3-22.
3-24 New page; relocated info.
from pg. 3-22 and 3-23,
3-25 New page; relocated info.
from pg. 3-23.
4-l6a Revised para. 4.f l.
5-3 Revised para. 5.5 (a)
6-i Revised Table of Contents.
6-l Revised para. 6.\
6-2 Revised para. 63.
6-5 Revised para. 65.
6-7 Revised fig. 6-7.
6-1 IRevised fig. 6-9.
6-15 Revised para 6.11-
7- I8Revised para. T IT
7-l9 Revised fig. 7-13.
7-19a New page, added fig. 7-14.
7-19b New page. cont revised
para. 7.17.
7-20 Cont, revised para. 7 IT
26. Revised para. T23,
7-27
7-28, Revised fig. 7-2L
7-29
7-29a, New pages. added fig. 7-22.
94b Ilevised para. T27.
35 Revised para. 7.29. Ward Evans
7-36 Revised para. 7.31 and T33. August 9, 1982
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Redsed Description of Redsion Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 6i-4 Added items (c) (3) and (c) (4)
(PRH30923) to para. l.5
1-8 Revised barometric pressure
(mb).
|-10 Deleted MEA.
2-4 Added items (i) c. and (i) d.
to para 2.7.
2-l2 Relocated fuel placard to
pg 2-l3,
2-13 Added pg. (added new and
relocated fuel placards)
5-9 Revised Figures 5-27. 5-29 and
5-31.
5-24 Revised Figure 5-27.
5-25 Revised Figure 5-29.
5-26 Resised Figure 5-3l.
5-27 Revised Figure 5-33,
5 28 Revised Figure 5-35
\6 Revised para. .l5 info.
0Added Caution.
Redsed parm 7.25 into
Revised pg. no.
8-2 Reiised para. 8.3 info.
83 Re sed para. 8.5 info.
84 Deleted para. 8.5 info.
8l9 Revised item R.3l (gy relocated
para. 8.33
8-20 Added pg. (added para 8.33}.
9-i Relocated Supplement No 19
to pg. 9-u.
9-ii Added pg. (added Supplements
19 and 20).
9-10 Revised Section Iinfo
relocated info. to pg. 9-1 E
9-!i Added and relocated info.
9-l] Added info
9-28 Redsed item (hi (1)
9-42 Retised item (h) (!).
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised !Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
R 6 9-82 Deleted Note.
(PRS30923) 9-131 Added Supplement No. 20
(cont) thru (Edo-Avionics Command Ward Evans
9- I34 Elect ric Trim System) Sept 23, 1983
Rev. 74-5 Added Warning; moved info.
(PRS402l0) to pg. 4-á
4-6 Relocated info, from pg, 4-5:
moved info. to pg. 4-7.
4-7 Relocated info. from pg. 4-6.
4-8 Revised procedure.
4-9 Revised procedure.
4-10 Revised procedure.
4-16b Revised para. 4.13.
4-25 Revised para. 4.29.
4-26 Revised para. +31.
4-28 Revised para 4.33.
7-i Revised Table of Contents
7 11 Relocated info from pg 7-12
7-12 Moved info to pg 7-I I: revised
para. 7. I l.
8-6 Revised para 8.9; moved info
to pg. 8-7.
8-7 Relocated info. from pg. 8-6:
moved info. to pg. 8-8.
84 Relocated info. from pg- 8-7
9-i Revised Table of Contents
9-ii Added Supplement 2I.
9-9 Revised title.
5
.RAL isedpla e;added Supple-
thru ment 21, Century 31 Autopilot Ward Evans
9-154 Installation. Feb. 10. 1984
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1GENERAL
SECTION 2LIMITATIONS
SECTION 3EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
SECTION 4NORMAL PROCEDURES
SECTION 5 PERFORMANCE
SECTION 6WEIGHT AND BALANCE
SECTION 7DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF
THE AIRPLANE AND ITS SYSTEMS
SECTION 8AIRPLANE HANDLING, SERVICING
AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION 9SUPPLEMENTS
SECTION 10 SAFETY TIPS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I
GENERAL
Paragraph Page
No. No.
Ll Introduction ............ .. ........... 1-1
L3 Engine .............. .. .......... 1-3
L5 Propeller ............ .. ........... |-3
1Fuel ......... . . . . ......... 1-4
1.9 Oil............-- ........... I-4
1ll Maximum Weights .............. . . ........... 1-5
1.13 Standard Airplane Weights ..-.......... ......... 1-5
115 Baggage Space .............. ............. 1-5
Ll" Specific Loadings.............. ...... . ......... 1-5
l.\9 Symbols, Abbreviations and Terminology............. 1-6
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