Piper Lance II User Manual

LANCE
II SERVICE
MANUAL
TABLE
X-IV.
RATE
OF
CLIMB
INDICATOR
(cont)
Trouble
Cause
Remedy
Rate
of climb
indi-
cates
when
aircraft
is
banked.
Pointer
has to be
set
before
every
flight.
Pointer
cannot
be
reset
to zero.
Instrument
reads
very
low
during
climb
or
descent.
Water
in
static line.
Temperature
compen-
sator
inoperative.
Diaphragm
distorted.
Case
of instrument
broken
or
leaking.
Disconnect
static
lines
and
blow
out
lines
from
cockpit
out
to
pitot
head.
Replace
instrument.
Replace
instrument.
Replace
instrument.
NOTE
When
any
connections
in the
static
system
are
opened
for
checking,
system
must
be
rechecked
per
F.A.R.
23.1325.
10-31.
REMOVAL
AND
REPLACEMENT.
Refer
to
Paragraph
10-76
of
this
section.
10-32.
SENSITIVE
ALTIMETER.
10-33.
GENERAL.
The
altimeter
indicates
pressure
altitude
in
feet
above
sea
level.
The
indicator
has
three
pointers
and
a
dial
scale,
the
long
pointer
is
read
in hundreds
of feet,
the
middle
pointer
in thousandths
of
feet
and
the short
pointer
in
ten
thousandth
of
feet.
A
barometric
pressure
window
is located
on
the right
side
of
the
indicator
dial
and
is set
by
the
knob
located
on the
lower
left
corner
of
the
instrument.
The
altimeter
consists
of
a
sealed
diaphragm
that
is
connected
to
the
pointers
through
a mechanical
linkage.
The
instrument
case
is
vented
to the
static
air
system
and
as static
air pressure
decreases,
the
diaphragm
expands,
causing
the pointers
to
move
through
the
mechanical
linkage.
Issued:
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INSTRUMENTS

Piper Lance II Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Max Takeoff Weight	3, 600 lb (1, 633 kg)
Crew	1
Horsepower	300 hp
Seats	6
Length	27 ft 7 in (8.41 m)
Capacity	5 passengers