Piper Turbo Saratoga PA-32-301T Manual

TUR BO
SARATOGA
PILOT'S
INFORMATION
MANUAL
Turbo Saratoga
PA-32-301T
HANDBOOK PART NO 761 729
IR
IStA LEARSIEGLER COMPANY

Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Issucd: January 10; 1980
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APPLICABILITY
Application of this handbook is limited to the specific Piper PA-32-
301T model airplane designated by serial number on the face of the title page
of this handbook.
This handbook cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in a
current status.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilot's 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 time 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.
I. Revisions
Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page
replacements or additions and shall be inserted into the handbook in
accordance with the instructions given below:
l. 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.
II. Identification of Revised Material
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by ablack vertical line
aIong the outside margin of the page, opposite revised, added or deleted
material. Aline 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 illustrations. Changes in
capitalization, spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on
apage will not be identified.
ORIGINAL PAGES ISSUED
The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given
below:
Title,ii through vii, I-1 through 1-22, 2-1 through 2-10, 3-1 through
3-16, 4-1 through 4-28, 5-I through 5-35, 6-1through 6-61, 7-1 through7-35,
8-1 through 8-18, 9-1 through 9-26, 10-1 through 10-2.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS
Current Revisions to the PA-32-301T, Turbo Saratoga Pilot's Operating
Handbook, REPORT: VB-l070 issued January 10, 1980.
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. l 6-42 Revised info.
(PR800404) 9-i Added info. p,
9-27 Added supplements 8, 9, iki
thru and 10. Ward Evans
9-46 April 4, 1980
Rev. 2 9-i Revised pg. no.
(PRS005l6) 9-27 Relocated info. tÂSe
thru Ward Evans
9-46 May 16. 1980
Rev. 3iv Revised Original Pages issued.
(PR801002) l-4 Revised para. L7.
2-2 Revised para. 2.7 (g).
2-3 Revised para. 2.7 (g).
2-9 Revised placard.
4-7 Revised Normal Procedures
checklist.
4-16, Corrected spelling.
4-20,
4-21,
4-27,
4-28,
6-i Revised Table of Contents.
6-23 Revised item 33.
6-24 Added new items 49 and 5l.
6-25 Renumbered items; revised
item 61.
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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. 36-26 Renumbered items.
(PR801002) 6-27 Added items from pg. 6-28.
(cont) 6-28 Relocated item to pg. 6-28;
added item from pg. 6-29.
6-29 Relocated item to pg. 6-28;
revised item 103.
6-31 Revised item 121.
6-32 Revised item 129.
6-33 Deleted old item 143; added
new item 143.
6-34 Renumbered items; relocated
items to pg. 6-35; added new
items 145 and 147.
6-35 Added items from pg. 6-34;
relocated item to pg. 6-36;
renumbered items.
6-36 Added items from pg. 6-35;
relocated item to pg. 6-37;
renumbered items.
6-37 Added item from pg. 6-36;
renumbered items.
6-38 Renumbered items.
thru
6-41
i6-42 Added new items 216 and 217.
6-42a Added pg.; added new items
221 thru 231.
6-42b Added pg.; added new items
233 thru 241.
6-43 Renumbered items.
thru
6-47
6-48 Renumbered items; relocated
item to pg. 6-49; added new
items 285 and 287.
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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
Itev.3 6-49 Renunabered itenas;relocated
(PR801002) itenis to pg.6-50;added item
(cont) 'from pg.6-48;added new
itena 295.
6-50 Renunabered itenas;added
itenas frona pg.6-49;added
new item 299.
6-51 Renunabered itenas.
thru
6-53
6-54 Renunabered itenas,added new
itena 335;added itena from
pg.6-55.
6-55 Renunabered itenas;relocated
itena to pg.6-54.
6-56 Renunabered itenas.
thru
6-58
6-59 Renunabered itenas;relocated
iterns to pg.6-60:added new
itenas 399 thru 407.
6-60 Renunabered itenas;relocated
itena to pg.6-61;added itenas
frona pg.6-59.
6-61 Renunabered itenas;relocated
forr1 to pg.6-62;added item
frona pg.6-60.
6-62 Added pg.;relocated forni
frona pg.6-61.
7-14 Revised fig.7-13.
7-17 Revised fig.no.
7-18 Revised fig.7-18.
7-22 Revised para.7.23.
7-26 Revised para.7.29.
8-1 Corrected spelling.
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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 8-12 Relocated para. 8.21 (c),
(PR801002) (d)to pg. 8-12 (b); revised
(cont) para. 8.21 (b).
8-12a Added pg.; revised para.
8.12 (b)info.
8-12b Added pg.; added para.
8.12 (c),(d)from pg. 8-12.
8-13 Revised para. letter.
9-i Revised Table of Contents.
9-13 Relocated section heading.
9-15 Corrected spelling.
9-16 Revised para. (a).
9-19 Corrected spelling.
9-47 Added pgs.; added
thru Supplement 11 (Century 2l
9-50 Autopilot Installation).
9-51 Added pgs.; added
thru Supplement 12 (Century 41
9-60 Autopilot Installation).
9-61 Added pgs.; added
thru Supplement 13 (Piper Control Ward Evans
9-62 Wheel Clock Installation). Oct. 2, 1980
Rev. 4 3-i Revised, renumbered
(PR810323) Table of Contents.
3-5 Revised procedure; moved
info. to pg. 3-7.
3-6 Cont, revised procedure;
moved info. to pg. 3-7 and
3-7a.
3-7 Relocated info. from pg. 3-5
and 3-6; moved info. to
pg. 3-7b.
3-7a New page; relocated info.
from pg. 3-6.
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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. 43-7b New page; relocated info.
(PR810323) from pg. 3-7.
(cont) 3-13 Revised, retitled para. 3.29.
3-14 Added para. 3.30; moved
para. 3.31 and 3.33 to
pg. 3-15.
3-15 Relocated para. 3.31 and
3.33 from pg. 3-14; moved
para. 3.37 and 3.39 to
pg. 3-16.
3-16 Relocated para. 3.37 and
3.39 from pg. 3-15; moved
para. 3.41 to pg. 3-17.
3-17 New page; relocated para.
3.4l from pg. 3-16.
6-21 Revised item 13.
6-28 Revised items 97 and 99.
6-29 Revised items 101 and 103.
6-32 Revised and relocated item
129c to pg. 6-32a.
6-32a New page; relocated item
129c from pg. 6-32; added
129d and e.
6-32b New page.
6-40 Added item 200; moved
items 201 and 203 to pg. 6-41.
6-41 Relocated items 201 and
203 from pg. 6-40.
6-46 Relocated item 269 from
pg 6-47.
6-47 Moved item 269 to pg. 6-46;
added item 270.
6-48 Revised item 287.
6-49 Revised item 295.
6-58 Revised items 393 and 395.
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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. 4 6-59 Revised items 399, 401 and
(PR810323) 403; moved items 405 and 407
(cont) to pg. 6-60.
6-60 Revised and relocated items
405 and 407 from pg. 6-59;
moved items 413 thru 421
to pg. 6-61.
6-61 Relocated items 413 thru 421
from pg. 6-60; moved items
423 and 425 to pg. 6-62.
6-62 Relocated items 423 and 425
from 6-61.
7-12 Revised para. 7.15.
7-13 Added Note.
7-14 Revised fig. 7-13.
7-15 Revised para. 7.15.
9-17 Revised Sec. 4b(8)aand b. Ward Evans
9-51 Revised Sec. 2(c). March 23, 1981
Rev. 5 ii Revised Warning.
(PR810803) l-5 Revised para. 1.13.
4-4, 4-5, Revised procedure.
4-6
4-9 Revised procedure.
4-11 Revised procedure.
4-17 Revised para. 4.9; moved
para. 4.11 to pg. 4-18.
4-18 Relocated para. 4.11 from pg.
4-17; moved info. to pg. 4-19.
4-19 Relocated info. from pg. 4-18;
moved info. to pg. 4-20.
4-20 Relocated info. from pg. 4-19;
moved para. 4.15 to pg. 4-20a.
4-20a New page; relocated para.
4.15 from pg. 4-20; relocated
para. 4.17 from pg. 6-21.
4-20b New page.
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PILOT'S OPERAÌING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 5 4-21 Moved para. 4.17 to pg.
(PR810803) 4-20a; relocated info. from
(cont) pg. 4-22
4-22 Moved info. to pg. 4-21;
revised para. 4.21.
4-26 Revised para. 431; moved
info. to pg. 4-27.
4-27 Relocated info. from pg. 4-26;
moved para. 4.37 to pg. 4-28.
4-28 Relocated para. 4.37 from pg.
4-27; moved para. 4.41 and
4.43 to pg. 4-29.
4-29 New page; relocated para.
4.41 and 4.43 from pg. 4-28.
6-6 Revised Figure 6-5.
6-25 Revised item 61.
6-26 Revised items 63 and 65.
6-33 Revised item 133.
6-36 Revised item 171.
6-37 Added item 172; moved item
181 to pg. 6-38.
6-38 Relocated item 181 from pg.
6-37; deleted item 185.
6-42 Revised item 217.
6-45a New page.
6-45b New page; added items 264
and 265; relocated renum-
bered item from pg. 6-46.
6-46 Moved renumbered item to
pg. 6-45b; relocated item 270
from pg. 6-47.
6-47 Moved item 270 to pg. 6-46;
added item 272; relocated
items 275 and 277 from pg.
6-48.
6-48 Moved items 275 and 277 to
pg. 6-47; relocated items 289
and 291 from pg. 6-49.
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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. 56-49 Moved items 289 and 291 to
(PR810803) pg. 6-48; added item 295.
(cont) 6-60 Revised item 409,
6-62 Added item 427; deleted info.
7-13 Revised para. 7.15. yÂÑ
8-10 Revised para. 8.15. Ward Evans
9-59 Revised (i) (2). Aug. 3, 198 I
Rev. 6 1-7 Corrected typos.
(PR811204) 4-15, Revised para. 4.9.
4-16
6-4 Revised fig. 6-3.
6-19 Revised para. 6.13.
6-48 Revised item 28 1.
6-54 Added item 336, revised item
339; moved item 341 to pg. 6-55.
6-55 Relocated item 341 from
pg. 6-54.
7-7 Revised para. 7.9.
7-12 Revised para. 7.15.
7-22 Revised para. 7.23; moved
info. to pg. 7-23.
7-23 Relocated info. from ,)y
pg. 7-22. IGA -- --+
8-8 Revised para. 8.13. Ward Evans
9-52 Revised Section 3(3)a. Dec. 4, 1981
Rev. 7 Title Revised Title page.
(PRS20806) iii Revised text.
1-i Revised Table of Contents.
1-13 Deleted pages and para. 1.21.
thru
1-22
3-i Revised Table of Contents.
3-ii New page, cont. Table of
Contents.
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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. 7 3-3, Revised procedures.
(PR820806) 3-4,
(cont) 3-6
3-10 Revised para. 3.15.
3-1l Revised para. 3.17.
4-i Revised Table of Contents.
4-ii New page, cont. Table of
Contents.
4-8, 4-9 Revised procedures.
4-21 Revised para. 4.19.
5-3 Revised para. 5.5.
thru
5-8
6-i Revised Table of Contents.
6-1 Revised para. 6.1.
6-2 Revised para. 6.2.
6-5 Revised para. 6.5.
6-6 Revised fig. 6-5.
6-7 Revised fig. 6-7.
6-11 Revised fig. 6-9.
6-15 Revised para. 6.11.
7-13 Revised para. 7.15.
7-18 Revised fig. 7-17.
7-19 Revised para. 7.19.
7-22 Revised para. 7.23; moved
info. to pg. 7-23.
7-23 Relocated info. from pg. 7-22;
moved info. to pg. 7-24.
7-24 Relocated info. from pg. 7-23;
moved info. to pg. 7-26.
7-26 Relocated info. from pg. 7-24;
moved info. to pg. 7-27.
7-27 Relocated info. from pg. 7-26.
7-33, Revised para. 7.39.
7-34
8-2 Revised para. 8.3.
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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. 79-i Revised Table of Contents.
(PRS20806) 9-7 Revised Sec. 3 (a).
(cont) 9-63 Added Supplement 14 (KAP
thru 100 Series Flight Control
9-82 System)
9-83 Added Supplement 15
thru 150 Series Flight Control Ward Evans
9-108 System. August 6, 1982
Rev. 8 1-8 Revised spelling.
(PR83I010) 1-9 Revised barometric pressure
(mb).
1-10 Deleted MEA.
2-10 Relocated fuel placard to
pg. 2- Ll.
2-11 Added pg. (added new and
relocated fuel placards).
3-i, Revised pg. nos.
4-i.
4-il
5-3 Revised item (a) (6).
5-7 Revised items (e)(3) thru
(e) (7)and item (f)(I).
5-8 Revised item (g) (1).
5-9 Revised Figures 5-27 thru 5-35.
5-23 Revised Figure 5-25.
5-25 Revised Figure 5-27.
5-26 Revised Figure 5-29 (deleted
graph).
5-27 Revised Figure 5-3 I.
5-28 Revised Figure 5-33 (deleted
graph).
5-29 Revised Figure 5-35.
5-32 Revised Figure 5-4 l.
5-33 Revised Figure 5-43.
6-11 Revised Figure 6-9.
6-16 Revised item (g).
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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. 87-15 Added Caution.
(PR831010) 8-2 Revised para. 8.3 info.
(cont) 8-3 Revised para. 8.5 info.
8-4 Deleted para. 8.5 info.
8-5 Revised item (a).
8-6 Revised item (c)and (c)(2).
8-7 Revised items (d)(6) and
8-10 Rvi3sdpara. 8.15 info. GA
8-1IRevised para. no. Ward Evans
9-79 Revised Figure 7-9. Oct. 10, 1983
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1GENERAL
SECTION 2 LIMITATIONS
SECTION 3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
SECTION 4NORMAL PROCEDURES
SECTION 5PERFORMANCE
SECTION 6 WEIGHT AND BALANCE
SECTION 7 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF
THE AIRPLANE AND ITS SYSTEMS
SECTION 8 AIRPLANE HANDLING, SERVICING
AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION 9 SUPPLEMENTS
SECTION 10 SAFETY TIPS
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