owner's PA-28-180 Handbook - Pressley Aviation

1 CHEROKEE180PA-28-180owner'sHandbookPiper AircraftCorporation,VeroBeach, ,NORCANANYHANDBOOKSERVE,ASASUBSTITUTEFOR ADEQ ATEANDCOMPETENTFLIGHTINSTR CTION,ORKNOWLEDGEOFTHECURRENTAIRWORTHINE SSDIRECTIVES,THEAPPLICABLEFEDERALAIRREGU LATIONS, BEAGUIDEOFBASICFLIGHTINSTRUCTION, ' 'i' , , , :June1972 ( ,maximumeffort,25 flap)(ft) ,(maximumeffort,25 flap)(ft)1625 BestRateofClimbSpeed(mph)85 RateofClimb(ftpermin)725 ServiceCeiling(ft)14,150 AbsoluteCeiling(ft)16,500 TopSpeed(mph)148 OptimumCruiseSpeed(TAS)(75%power,optimum altitude,leanedtobestpower)(mph)141 CruisingRange(75%power,optimumaltitudele anedtobesteconomy,noreservesorclimballow ance)(mi)686 OptimumCruisingRange(55%power,10,000ft,l eanedtobesteconomy,noreservesorclimballo wance(mi)706 StallingSpeedCAS(flapsdown)(mph)61-Stall ingSpeedCAS(flapsup)(mph) ,(flapsdown)(ft)635* ,(ft)1185** (cont.))

2 WEIGHTSG rossWeight(lbs)2450 EmptyWeight(Standard)(lbs)1384*USEFULLOA D(Standard)(lbs)1066*POWERPLANTE ngine(Lycoming)O-360-A4 ARatedHorsepower180 RatedSpeed(rpm)2700 Bore(in.) (in.) (cuin.) :1 DryWeight(lbs)285 Propeller76EM8S5-0-60 FUELANDOILFuelCapacity( )Usable48 OilCapacity(qts)8 Fuel,AviationGrade(minoctane)100/130 BAGGAGEM aximumBaggage(lbs)200 BaggageSpace(cuft)24 BaggageDoorSize(in.)20x22*Weightvarieswi theachaircraft2761513720615 CHEROKEE180 SECTIONISPECIFICATIONS(cont.)DIMENSIONSW ingSpan(ft)32 WingArea(sqft)170 WingLoading(lbspersqft) (ft) (ft) (lbsperhp) (ft) (ft)10 TirePressure(psi)Nose24 Main24 TireSizeNose(4plyrating) (4plyrating) "3" "10'-24'09"T. 0"---8' " ,directdrive, ,60ampere12voltalternator,shieldedigniti on,vacuumpumpdrive,fuelpump,andadry, , , ,NACA652-415withthemaximumthicknessabout 40% ,themainwheelsbeingprovidedwithCleveland singledischydraulicbrakeassemblies, , , , (stabilator).

3 10, ( ) ,forwardofthepilot' , rDRAINELPUMPVENTSASCOLATORFUELSELECTORVA LVEVENTLEFTTANK__,RIGHTTANKUUDRAINORAINF UELSYSTEMSCHEMATIC8761513720615 CHEROKEE180 SECTIONIIE achtankhasanindividualquickdrainloacated atthebottom,inboardrearcorner, ,whichisalsoequippedwithaquickdrain, ,thetankselectorvalvemustbeswitchedtoeac htankinturn,withtheelectricpumpon, ,battery,voltageregulator, , |BANKiTRIMiSACC oeeeeeeeeecesINSTRUMENTLIGHTNAVNTi-LANDt NGAV-COMNAV- , ,electricfuelpump,stallwarningindicator, cigarlighter, ,anti-collisionlight,landinglight, "masterswitch"usedhereafterinthismanuali ndicatebothsidesoftheswitch,batteryside" BAT"andalternatorside"ALT" ,theammeterdoesnotindicatebatterydischar ge; (exceptmasterswitch) , ,withradioson, ,plusapproximatelytwoamperesforafullycha rgedbattery, , , ,turnoffthe"ALT" , , , ,seeillustrationpage14, ,twosunvisors,ashtrays,twomappockets, , ' * ;evaporator,condenser,compressor,blower, "ON"andretractstoaflushpositionwhenthesy stemis"OFF.

4 " , "ON-OFF" , *OptionalEquipment16761513720615 CHEROKEE180 SECTIONIINOTEI fthesystemisnotoperatingin5minutesturnth esystem"OFF" "FAN"switchallowsoperationofthefanwithth eairconditionerturned"OFF" "LOW,""MED"or"HIGH" "DOOROPEN" , ,theclutchwillengageandthescoopwillexten d,againsupplyingcool, , (two). (leftsideofaircraft). ( ). , (insuredipstickisproperlyseated). ( ). , , , , :AnoptionalfeatureknownasPiperExternalPo wer(PEP) (+)terminalofexternal12voltbatteryandBLA CK leadtoNEGATIVE(-) , , , ,refertothe"LycomingOperatingHandbook,En gineTroublesandTheirRemedies." , , ,indicatorshouldread5"Hg .1" , <> , , , ,forshortfieldtake-offs,andfortake-offsu nderdifficultconditionssuchasdeepgrassor onasoftsurface,distancescanbereducedappr eciablybyloweringflapsto25 . , FlagsRetractedo 61 MPH68 MPH20 63 MPH70 MPH40 70 MPH78 MPH60 ,altitude,temperature, , 'sdiscretionatloweraltitudeswhen75% , ,pullthemixturecontroluntiltheenginebeco mesrough, (EGT)gauge, ,refertotheAVCOL ycomingOperator' , ,thentheothertankbeusedfortwohours,thenr eturntothefirsttank, (115 MPH) ,speedsupto115 MPH,ifdesired, , , , , ,particularlyinstrongcrosswinds, 'sdiscretion, , , "RICH.

5 " ,right, , , ,checkthatallradioswitches,lightswitches , ( ), ,therelaywillopenandtheammeterwillindica te"0" "ALT"switchto"OFF"forapproximately30seco ndsandthenreturningthe"ALT"switchto"ON." , " .10"Hgat2000 RPM, , , , ,eventhoughsetcorrectly,canreadlowerunde rtwoconditions:(1)Veryhighaltitude,above 12000feet,(2) ,wheninstalled, ' ,tocomplywithFAAregulations, "OFF,""ARM"and"ON."The"ARM"positionispro videdtosettheunittotheautomaticpositions othatitwilltransmitonlyafterimpactandcon tinuetotransmituntilthebatterypowerisdra inedtodepletionortheswitchismanuallymove dtothe"OFF" "ARM" "ON" "OFF" "ON"positionforanyreason,the"OFF"positio nhastobeselectedbeforeselecting"ARM."If" ARM"isselecteddirectlyfromthe"ON"positio nthetransmitterwillcontinuetotransmitint he"ARM" ,providedsothatthelocatormayberemovedfro mtheaircraft,incaseofanemergency, "ARM" (groundoperation).

6 "Master"switchto"ON." "TEMP" "FAN"position,"LOW,""MED"or"HIGH."AIRCON DITIONEROPERATIONALCHECKPROCEDUREP riortotake- "FAN"position,"LOW,""MED"or"HIGH." "ON"-the" "warninglightwillturnon, "OFF"-the" "warninglightwillgoout, " "lightdoesnotrespondasspecifiedabove,ana irconditionersystemorindicatorbulbmalfun ctionisindicated, ,andthecondenserdoor,whenextended, , , , , ,bothautomatically, , , -- --- 33 GroundOperations- - -- --- - ,take-off, , ,theiroccurrenceisusuallyunexpected, ,suchaspowerofflandings, ,thisinformationisnotintendedtoreplacesu chtraining,butonlytoprovideasourceofrefe renceandreview, (Thisisanattempttopullthefireintotheengi ne.) , (1)and(2),ifthefirecontinueslongerthanaf ewseconds, , , , , ,powerwillnotberegainedaftertanksareswit cheduntilemptyfuellinesarefilled, , , ,thefirststepistoprepareforanemergencyla nding.

7 (SeePOWEROFFLANDING.)Maintainanairspeedo fatleast80 MPHIAS,andifaltitudepermits, , , "L"then"R"thenbackto"BOTH". (Thismayrestorepowerifproblemistoorichor tooleanamixture,orpartialfuelsystemrestr iction). (Waterinthefuelcouldtakesometimetobeused up, ,fuelpressureindicationswillbenormal).76 151335720615 SECTIONIVCHEROKEE180 NOTEI fenginefailurewascausedbyfuelexhaustion, powerwillnotberegainedaftertanksareswitc heduntilemptyfuellinesarefilled, , ,trimtheaircraftforbestglidingangle(80 MPHIAS)( ) ,andiftimepermits,checkyourchartsforairp ortsintheimmediatevicinity, , , , , ,usingflapsorslipping, , ,smell, ,characterofthesrnoke,orotherindications , (smokeincabin) (Inallcasesoffire) (Inallcasesoffire) , ,andalandingshouldbemadeassoonaspossible toinvestigatethecause, ,proceedtowardthenearestairport, , 'tchangepowersettingsunnecessarily, ,itmaybeadvisabletomakeanoffairportlandi ngwhilepowerisstillavailable,particularl yifotherindicationsofactualoilpressurelo ss,suchassuddenincreaseintemperatures,or oilsmoke,areapparent, , ,landassoonaspracticable, ,anobstructionintheoilcooler,damagedorim properbaffleseals,adefectivegauge, ,insurethatthereadingiszeroandnotmerelyl owbyactuatinganelectricallypowereddevice , , "Alt"switch-Off(for30seconds), ,oralternatorwillnotstayreset,turnoff"Al t"switch, , ,restorationoffullpowermaynotbepossible, therefore, (SeeNote).

8 , , , , "L"then"R",thenbackto"BOTH".Ifoperationi ssatisfactoryoneithermagneto,proceedonth atmagnetoatreducedpower,withmixturefullr ich, , ,sinceitmaypartiallymeltice, ,therefore,alwaysusefullheat, , (WHENROTATIONSTOPS) , ,shouldyouforgettheupperlatch,ornotfully engagethelowerlatch,thedoormayspringpa' , ,thedoorwilltrailslightlyopen, , ,pushdoorfurtheropen, FLAPSPAVEELEVELDRYRUNWAY700000005000--40 00--3000200010000li500100015002000250030 00 TAKE-0 FFDISTANCE-FEET43761513730122 SECTIONVCHEROKEE180PA-28-180 PIPERCHEROKEEI llllllllllMTOTU C WV $0 $L-4020020408080100 TEMPERATURE- F44761513720615 CHEROKEE180 SECTIONVPA-28-180 PIPERCHEROKEE02 $l YA RUUVLBAR '1200018000400020000n210408000800 RATEOFCUMB-FPM(SEESECTIONlitFOREFFECTSOF AIRCONDITioNERINSTALLATEONONRATEOFCLIMB) 76151345720615 SECTIONVCHEROKEE180PA-28-180 PIPERCHEROKEEBESTECONOMYAIRSPEED& (SEESECTION111 FOREFFECTSOFAIRCONDITIONERINSTALLATIONON RANGE) 000If0110120130140150 TRUEAIRSPEED-MPH(SEESECTIONIIIFOREFFECTS OFAIRCONDITIONERINSTALLATIONONCRUISESPEE DS) ,Modelf40-86,withClevelandsinglediskhydr aulicbrakeassemblies, , ,fourplyrating, ,axlenut,andthetwoboltsholdingthebrakese gmentinplace, ,removingthethreethrough-bolts, (emptyweightofairplaneplusfullfuelandoil ) ' , , ,attachaclearplastichosetothevalvestruto fthefillerplugandsubmergetheotherendinac ontainerofhydraulicfluid(MIL-H-5606).

9 ,thetorquelinkassemblymustbedisconnected toletthestrutbeextendedaminimumof10inche s.(Thenosegeartorquelinksneednotbediscon nected.) , ,andthemaingeartorquelinks, ,attachastrutpumptotheairvalveandwiththe airplaneontheground, ,ajackkit(availablethroughPiperDealersor Distributors) , (Petroleumbase) , , ,andtherelationshipofthetire,tube, ,mud, , , 'srougetoruboutthescratch,smoothing, , , (minimum) , , , :Temperaturesabove60 and90 and70 ,locatedaheadofthefirewall, , "F" , ,firstblockthemaingearoleosinthefullyext endedposition, , , :AlthoughthefixedflightsurfacesontheCher okeecannotbeadjustedforriggingpurposes, ,aswellasadjustableturnbucklesonthecable sorpush-pulltubes, :7 dihedral,2 :14 up,2 down,tolerance 1 . :30 up,15 down,tolerance 2 . :10 ,25 ,40 ,tolerance 2 . :27 rightandleft,tolerance 2.

10 :3 up,12 down,tolerance 1 .Cabletensionsforthevariouscontrolsareas follows:Rudder:40 5#Stabilator:40 52 Ailerons:40 5#StabilatorTrim:10 1# , :.. :.. :.. ,,,.. (cont)SECTIONIII(cont) :.. :.. (cont)SECTIONVIPageGeneralMaintenance.