Piper PA-28-181 Archer II Archer III Airplane Maintenance Manual 761-679 1976 and Up

Description

File Details

• Manual type: Airplane Maintenance Manual
• Brand / model: Piper PA-28-181 Archer II and Archer III
• Document number: Part Number 761 679
• Publication: Issued August 16, 1978; reissued July 30, 1994 (CR940731)
• Language: English
• Page count: 863
• File format: PDF

Which Airplanes This Manual Covers

The Piper PA-28-181 Archer II Archer III Airplane Maintenance Manual 761-679 1976 and Up is written for the PA-28-181 family as listed in the serial-number section of the introduction. Archer II production years and serial blocks printed in the book are:

• 1976: 28-7690001 to 28-7690479
• 1977: 28-7790001 to 28-7790607
• 1978: 28-7890001 to 28-7890564
• 1979: 28-7990001 to 28-7990626
• 1980: 28-8090001 to 28-8090382
• 1981: 28-8190001 to 28-8190336
• 1982: 28-8290001 to 28-8290188
• 1983: 28-8390001 to 28-8390090
• 1984: 28-8490001 to 28-8490112
• 1985: 28-8590001 to 28-8590092
• 1986: 28-8690001 to 28-8690056 and 2890001 to 2890205

Archer III coverage begins at serial 2890206 and up. Chart 601 identifies the engine as Avco-Lycoming O-360-A4M (Slick magnetos) or O-360-A4A (Bendix magnetos), rated 180 hp at 2700 propeller rpm, on 100 Low Lead aviation fuel, with an 8 U.S. quart oil sump. Electrical hardware splits by variant: Archer II uses a 12-volt Prestolite MZ4206 starter; Archer III uses a 24-volt Lycoming LW 15572 starter. Alternator applicability in the same chart includes Chrysler 3656624, Chrysler 4111810 (60 amp), Electro Systems ES4020 (60 amp), Prestolite ALY-6422 (60 amp), and Electrosystems ES 4032-99109-13 (70 amp) by serial effectivity.

Fixed-pitch Sensenich propellers called out are 76EM8S5-0-60 (28-7690001 through 28-7790607), 76EM8S5-0-62 (28-7890001 and up, and 2890001 through 2890205), and 76EM8S14-0-62 (2890206 and up), 76.0 in. diameter. Fuel is two 25-gallon wing tanks, 50 gallons total, 2 gallons unusable. Landing gear is fixed combination air-oil oleo gear with 6:00 x 6 wheels, nose tire 18 psi, main tires 24 psi.

Chapters Covered

• Chapter 4 Airworthiness Limitations — fatigue-life notes; propeller blade safe life listed as unlimited; airframe safe-life data stated as to be issued when available
• Chapter 5 Time Limits / Maintenance Checks — inspection requirements, preflight checks, over-limits inspection, 50/100/500/1000-hour periodic inspections, progressive inspection reference, unscheduled special inspections
• Chapter 6 Dimensions and Areas — Chart 601 leading particulars, three-view drawings, station reference lines for Archer II and Archer III, access plates and panels
• Chapter 7 Lifting and Shoring — jacking arrangement and tail-support ballast
• Chapter 8 Leveling and Weighing — longitudinal and lateral leveling, weighing the airplane
• Chapter 9 Towing and Taxiing
• Chapter 10 Parking and Mooring
• Chapter 11 Placards and Markings — external and internal placards for Archer II and Archer III
• Chapter 12 Servicing — fuel filter bowl and screen, servicing points, oleo struts, tire balancer fixture, lubrication charts for landing gear, controls, cabin doors/seats, power plant, and air-conditioning condenser
• Chapter 20 Standard Practices — Airframe — torque wrench formula, rod-end bearings, Cherrylock rivet removal, hose and line markings, flareless fittings, corrosion types
• Chapter 21 Environmental System — cabin heat, defroster, fresh air, overhead vents, air-conditioning installation, service valves, charging equipment, compressor, belts, magnetic clutch, expansion valve, wiring schematics
• Chapter 22 Autoflight
• Chapter 23 Communications — ELT installations (Communications Components, Narco ELT 10, Narco ELT 910, Artex 110) with schematics and battery packs
• Chapter 24 Electrical Power — Prestolite, Chrysler, and Electrosystems alternators (exploded views, tests, brush and bearing work), Lamar regulator and overvoltage checks, battery hydrometer and charge tables for 12-volt Archer II and 24-volt Archer III, component load charts
• Chapter 25 Equipment / Furnishings — seat back lock, lumbar seat bladder
• Chapter 27 Flight Controls — cable inspection and wear, control column, aileron/rudder/stabilator/flap rigging tools and procedures, trim systems, cable tension versus temperature
• Chapter 28 Fuel — Archer II and Archer III fuel system diagrams, locking gas cap, filter bowl, plunger pump, quantity transmitter checks and tolerances
• Chapter 32 Landing Gear — main and nose oleo assemblies, wheel and brake assemblies, master cylinder and toe brakes, alignment tolerances
• Chapter 33 Lights — Archer II and Archer III annunciator panels, strobe connections, Archer III landing-light installation and adjustment
• Chapter 34 Navigation and Pitot/Static — pitot/static system and instrument troubleshooting charts
• Chapter 37 Vacuum System — auxiliary vacuum pump installations and electrical schematic
• Chapter 39 Electric / Electronic Panels and Multi-Purpose Parts
• Chapter 51 Structures — skin materials and thickness, baggage inspection-hole cutouts, thermoplastic repair of scratches, nicks, cracks, welds, and impact damage
• Chapter 52 Doors — door snubber, baggage-door lock tool
• Chapter 55 Stabilizers — empennage installation, control-surface balancing of stabilator and rudder
• Chapter 56 Windows — windshield and single-pane side window installation
• Chapter 57 Wings — stall strips, wing installation, aileron and flap installation, aileron balance
• Chapter 61 Propeller — nick removal, Archer II and Archer III propeller installation, torque limits
• Chapter 70 Standard Practices — Engine
• Chapter 71 Power Plant — static rpm charts, engine and cowling installation for Archer II and Archer III, ice detection system
• Chapter 73 Engine Fuel System — carburetor, primers, engine-control adjustment, fuel-pressure gauge
• Chapter 74 Ignition — magneto overhaul and timing (T-100 kit, 4200-series exploded view, Bendix inspection, impulse coupling), ignition-lead work, spark-plug removal, switch installations
• Chapter 77 Engine Indicating — EGT probe, tachometer troubleshooting
• Chapter 78 Exhaust — inspection points for Archer II and Archer III muffler and stacks
• Chapter 79 Oil System — oil pressure and temperature gauge troubleshooting
• Chapter 80 Starting — gear-reduction starting motor exploded view, commutator, armature and field tests, no-load and stall-torque hookups
• Chapter 91 Charts and Wiring Diagrams — flare and nut torques, conversions, hose specifications, consumable materials, vendor list, wire coding, electrical symbols, and the card-4 wiring diagrams (lighting, radio dimmer, and related circuits by serial effectivity)

Taken together, the Piper PA-28-181 Archer II Archer III Airplane Maintenance Manual 761-679 1976 and Up is a GAMA-chapter shop book: scheduled and special inspections, ground handling, lubrication, airframe standard practices, every installed system from heat and air conditioning through flight controls, fuel, landing gear, lights, pitot/static, vacuum, structure, doors, empennage, windows, wings, propeller, and the Lycoming powerplant group, closing with torque charts and electrical schematics.

Inspection Intervals Printed in Chapter 5

Periodic work is grouped as Propeller, Engine, Cabin, Fuselage and Empennage, Wing, Landing Gear, Float (float-equipped airplanes), Operational Inspection, and General. Circles on the inspection forms mark items due at 50, 100, 500, and 1000 hours. Notes in that chapter set companion limits that a shop actually uses: Sensenich fixed-pitch reconditioning recommended at 1000 hours if undamaged; engine-compartment flexible hoses at 1000 hours, 8 years, or engine TBO, whichever comes first; rocker-box freedom check at 400 hours; magnetos, engine-driven and electric fuel pumps, and the vacuum pump replaced or overhauled at engine overhaul or 5 years; Airborne auxiliary vacuum pump/motor 4A3-1 removed at 500 operating hours or 10 years installed; compressor belt at 1000 hours or 3 years; fuel-tank vent flexible connections no later than 1000 hours; fluid hoses in fuselage and wing pressure-checked after 10 years, then every 5 years. Unscheduled checks cover hard or overweight landings, severe turbulence, and engine overspeed, sudden stoppage, oil loss, over-temperature, or lightning strike, with a caution pointing to Service Bulletin 886 when airframe, engine mount, or wing damage is involved.

Powerplant, Ignition, and Airframe Work You Can Follow from the Book

Vendor publications listed in the introduction send the mechanic to the Avco Lycoming Direct Drive Engine Overhaul Manual P/N 60294-7, parts catalog PC-102, and O-360 Operators Handbook P/N 60297-9; the Sensenich metal propeller repair manual; Slick magneto catalog and service manual; ABS thermoplastic wheel-and-strut fairing repair P/N 761 708; and Airborne/Parker dry-air-pump information. Inside this PA-28-181 maintenance manual itself, Chapter 71 covers engine and cowling differences between Archer II and Archer III plus the sea-level static-rpm check. Chapter 74 walks magneto internal timing, breaker inspection, impulse-coupling work, and shielded-lead repair. Chapter 32 gives oleo strut cutaways, orifice and retainer-ring tools, wheel and brake teardown, disc minimum thickness, and hand/parking and toe-brake cylinders. Chapter 27 is the rigging chapter: aileron, rudder, stabilator, flap, and trim, with fabricated rigging tools, cable-wear patterns, and tension versus ambient temperature. Fuel quantity work in Chapter 28 includes transmitter checking jigs and separate 14 Vdc / 28 Vdc gauge tolerance tables. Electrical Chapter 24 is unusually deep for a light-airplane AMM—full disassembly and test sequences for three alternator families plus 12-volt and 24-volt battery hydrometer tables.

How to Use the Piper PA-28-181 Archer II Archer III Airplane Maintenance Manual 761-679 1976 and Up

Use this Piper PA-28-181 Archer II Archer III Airplane Maintenance Manual 761-679 1976 and Up to run 50- through 1000-hour inspections, jack and level the airplane, service oleos and brakes, rig flight controls to the published travels, time magnetos to 25° BTC, set spark-plug gaps to 0.017–0.021 inch, troubleshoot fuel quantity and vacuum instruments, repair thermoplastic skins, balance control surfaces, and trace lighting and radio circuits on the Chapter 91 schematics. Correct procedures and the Chart 601 / torque / tension values in the book keep an Archer II or Archer III within the limits the inspection program and airworthiness chapter expect.

The file is delivered as an instant PDF after payment. There is no shipping wait. Open it on a shop computer, tablet, or phone and print the inspection pages, rigging figures, or wiring sheets you need for the airplane on the jack.