Piper PA-28-181 Archer II & III Airplane Parts Catalog 761-678 – 2025 Edition
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Complete illustrated Piper parts catalog for the PA-28-181 Archer I, II and III, part number 761-678, reissued May 22, 2025. Thirteen sections of exploded views, part numbers, codes and serial-number effectivity for the wing, fuselage, tail, landing gear, cabin, instruments, powerplant, fuel, controls, environmental, electrical, electronics and miscellaneous groups.
Description
Piper PA-28-181 Archer II & III Airplane Parts Catalog 761-678
This is the illustrated Piper parts catalog for the PA-28-181 Archer family, published under part number 761-678 and reissued May 22, 2025. It is the reference technicians, shops and owners use to identify the correct part number, nomenclature, quantity and serial-number effectivity for every replaceable component on the airframe. Every section pairs an exploded illustration with a corresponding parts listing, so a component can be found by its location on the aircraft or by its part number.
File Details
- Manual type: Illustrated airplane parts catalog
- Brand / manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation (Piper Aircraft, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida)
- Models covered: PA-28-181 Archer I, Archer II, Archer III
- Piper part number: 761-678
- Reissued: May 22, 2025
- Original catalog issue: September 4, 1978 (revised periodically)
- Language: English
- File format: PDF
- Page count: 480 pages
Chapters Covered
The Piper PA-28-181 Archer II & III Airplane Parts Catalog is organised into thirteen major sections plus a discontinued numerical index. Each section is subdivided into figures, and each figure carries a matching illustration and parts listing:
- Section 1 — Wing Group: Wing installation, wing leading edge assembly, wing trailing edge assembly, aileron assembly, flap assembly
- Section 2 — Fuselage Group: Fuselage assembly complete, fuselage upper forward cockpit assembly, fuselage upper centre cockpit assembly, fuselage lower forward cockpit assembly, fuselage lower aft cockpit assembly, fuselage aft section, cabin and baggage door installations, fuselage enclosure installation
- Section 3 — Tail Surfaces Group: Tail surfaces installation, stabilator assembly, fin assembly, rudder assembly
- Section 4 — Landing Gear Group: Nose gear installation, nose gear strut assembly, nose wheel assemblies (Cleveland and McCauley), main gear installation, main wheel assembly, brake assembly, main and nose wheel fairing installations, main landing gear strut fairing installation, hand brake installation, toe brake installation, toe brake master cylinder assembly
- Section 5 — Cabin Equipment Group: Cockpit finishing installation, window curtains installation, interior panels, carpet installation, seats installation, vertically adjustable front seat assembly, lumbar installation for crew seats
- Section 6 — Instruments Group: Instrument panel installation, vacuum system installation, auxiliary vacuum system installation, pitot static system installation
- Section 7 — Powerplant Group: Powerplant installation, engine exhaust system installation, engine baffle installation, engine cowl installation, engine controls installation
- Section 8 — Fuel System Group: Fuel system installation, forward fuel system installation, aft fuel system installation, fuel tank assembly
- Section 9 — Control System Group: Control system installation, flap control installation, stabilator trim installation, rudder trim mechanism installation, control wheel installation, rudder pedal installation
- Section 10 — Environmental Group: Cabin heat and defroster installation, fresh air ventilation installation, air conditioning compressor / refrigerant lines / alternator installation (14 V R-12 and 28 V HFC-134a), air conditioning duct and evaporator installation, air conditioning condenser installation
- Section 11 — Electrical System Group: Electrical system installation, instrument panel electrical installation, overhead switch panel, air conditioning electrical installation, battery installation, external power supply / auxiliary power receptacle installation, alternator assembly and installation (Chrysler and Prestolite), strobe lights installation
- Section 12 — Electronics Group: Electric trim installation, AutoFlite II installation, AutoControl IIIB installation, Century 21 AutoPilot installation, King KAP 100/150 AutoPilot installation, S-TEC System 55 AutoPilot installation, Piper automatic locator (ELT) installations, encoder installation, radio / antenna system / static wicks installation, audio selector assembly, avionics cooling installation, avionics installation drawings
- Section 13 — Miscellaneous Group: Placards and exterior stencils, optional equipment kits and repair kits, miscellaneous hardware and consumables
Across the whole catalog a technician can find the exploded illustration of any assembly, read off each indexed component, look up the part number, cross-check the quantity required and confirm the serial-number range the part applies to. Piper also lists superscript code letters for many items that flag special usage — for example which steering damper or bungee applies, which fuel cap assembly is used, or whether the part is fitted only when air conditioning, a fresh-air blower, a specific autopilot or a particular avionics package is installed. Because it is a parts catalog rather than a service manual, each figure also carries the fasteners, bushings, washers, cotter pins and attaching hardware that belong with that assembly, so a shop can order complete rather than partially.
What This Parts Catalog Lets You Do
With the Piper PA-28-181 Archer II & III Airplane Parts Catalog 761-678 in hand, ordering the right component becomes a matter of matching one part number to one illustration rather than guessing from a description. You can trace an assembly from the top level down through its sub-components because the nomenclature column is indented, so you can see immediately whether an item is a complete door assembly, a latch sub-assembly, or just the clevis inside it. Serial-number effectivity is printed next to the parts that only fit a portion of the fleet, which matters because the Archer was produced from 1976 through 1995 and many components were revised mid-production.
Hardware is fully listed, from wing attachment bolts to flap hinge bushings, so a repair shop can compile a complete hardware order in one pass. Alternator, battery, ELT, autopilot and avionics installations each have their own dedicated figures, which makes the catalog useful not only for airframe work but also for electrical and avionics replacement. Placard and stencil part numbers are included separately, which helps when a restored or repainted aircraft needs its interior and exterior markings replaced with the correct parts.
Why It Matters
Piper changes part numbers when a component is superseded, and some service part numbers are issued as −8XX numbers rather than the production −XXX numbers printed on installed parts. The catalog explains that relationship directly, and reproduces the serial-number breaks where each change happened. Using it avoids ordering a part that physically looks correct but was superseded, or that only fits a narrow serial window. It also keeps a shop from sourcing an assembly when only a sub-component was needed, or vice versa, because the indented nomenclature shows exactly what is included with each order level.
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Instant PDF Delivery
The catalog is supplied as a PDF that is delivered immediately after checkout. There is no shipping, no waiting for a package and no dependency on a particular device — you can open it on a workshop laptop, a tablet on the hangar floor or a phone at the parts counter. Pages can be printed individually for the job at hand, so an illustrated figure and its parts listing can sit on the bench next to the aircraft, and the file can be kept alongside other Piper documentation in your own reference library.
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