Piper PA 28-181 User Manual

SECTION
3
PIPER
EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
PA-24-1tI,
ARCHER II
3.2.| ELECTRICAL
OVERLOAD (Alr.rndor
ovcr 20 rmps
rbov. known
.l.ctdcrl lord)
If abnormally high
alternator
output is observed
(more
than
20 amps
above known
electrical load for
rhe operaring
condirions) it
may be causad
by a low
b&rcry, a battery fault
or orher abnormal
elecirical
load. If the
cause is a low
battery, the indication
should
b€gin to
decrease toward
normal within 5 minut€s.
lf the overload
condition
Dersists attemDt to
rcduce the load
by turning olf non-essential
equipmcnr.
For airplanes wirh
interlocked
BAT and ALT
switch op€ration,
whentheelectricat
ioad
cannor
be
reduced
turn the ALT
switch
OFF and land
as soon as
practical.
The
bauery is
the only remaining
sourct of
etecrrical
power.
Aiso anricipare
complcte €l€ctrical
failure.
For
airplanes with separat€
BAT
and ALT swirch
operations.
turn rhe
BAT swrrch
OFF and the ammeler
shoutd
decrease. Turn
rhe
BAT switch
ON and continu€ to monito.
theammet€r.
If the
alternator outpurdoesnot
decrcasc witbin
5 minutes, tum
th€ BAT
switch
OFF and land
as soon as
practical.
AII electrical loads
are being supplied
by rhe
alternator.
NOTE
Due to higher voltage
and radio frequency
noise. operalion uith
lhe ALT
switch
ON
and
the BAT swirch
OFF should
be mad€ onl
when .equir€d
by an electrical
failure.
REPORT:
VF1r20
3-14
ISSUED:
JULY
2, l9?9
REVISED:
JANUARY
14.
l9n

Piper PA 28-181 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Engine	Lycoming O-360-A4M
Horsepower	180 hp
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 550 lb (1, 157 kg)
Seating	4
Service Ceiling	14, 100 ft
Fuel Capacity	50 US gal (190 L)
Propeller	Fixed Pitch