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Piper PA-34 Seneca V · Checklist

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Overview

This document is a checklist specifically for the Piper PA-34 Seneca V, designed to assist pilots in performing preflight, run-up, and emergency procedures. It provides a comprehensive list of tasks and checks that need to be completed before and during flight operations. The checklist is structured to ensure that critical systems are verified and operational, enhancing safety and efficiency during flight. It covers various phases of flight, including taxi, takeoff, and landing, along with emergency protocols to follow in case of engine failure or other in-flight emergencies.

  • Max Takeoff Weight: 4200 lbs
  • Full Fuel Capacity: 93 gallons
  • Tire Pressure: 31 psi (Nose), 50 psi (Mains)
  • V-speed for Takeoff (Vr): 80 knots
  • Mixture settings: Rich for takeoff, Lean for taxi

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Preflight Inspection

The preflight inspection checklist includes checks for the general condition of the aircraft, fuel selectors, engine oil levels (6-7 quarts), and ensuring that all necessary systems are operational. Pilots must verify that the fuel quantity is adequate and that the propeller area is clear before starting the engines.

Starting Engines

The engine starting procedure involves setting the throttle to 1/4 open, ensuring the mixture is rich, and engaging the starter. Pilots should monitor oil pressure and RPM during the start sequence, ensuring that the engine is running smoothly before proceeding.

Normal Takeoff Procedures

During takeoff, the checklist specifies that the flaps should be set to 0-25 degrees, and the aircraft should reach a rotation speed (Vr) of 80 knots. Pilots must ensure that the gear is retracted after takeoff and that the climb speed is maintained.

Emergency Procedures

The checklist includes detailed emergency procedures for various scenarios, such as engine failure after takeoff, electrical fires, and landing gear malfunctions. Each procedure outlines specific steps to secure the aircraft and ensure a safe landing.

After Landing and Shutdown

After landing, pilots must follow the shutdown checklist, which includes securing the aircraft, turning off all systems, and ensuring that the gear is up and locked. The checklist emphasizes the importance of checking for any abnormalities before leaving the aircraft.

Safety notes

  • Ensure propeller area is clear before starting engines.
  • Monitor oil pressure during engine start.
  • Follow emergency procedures precisely to ensure safety.

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Nacelle General Condition Fuel selectors On Fuel Selectors On Documents A R O W Engine Sump Drain Alternators On Alternators On Control Lock Remove Engine Oil 6-7 Qts Crossfeed System Drain Inside Condition Check Master On Mixture Cutoff Fuel Selectors On Engine Nacelle Secure Both Sides Beacon On Props Full Cowl Flaps Open Propeller Check Mags On Throttle 1/2 Open Magnetos Off Cowl Flaps Check Open Throttle Full Master On Avionics Off Props Full Beacon On Gear Handle Down Mixture Rich Mags On Master Switch On Fuel Pump On, 5GPH, Off Prop Area Clear Fuel Quantity Check Fresh Air Inlet Unobstructed Mixture Cutoff Starter Engage General Condition Check Throttle 1/4 Open Mixture Rich Leading Edge Check Prop Area Clear RPM 800 Master Switch Off Fuel Tank Quantity Starter Engage Oil Pressure Check Flaps Down Fuel Tank Sump Mixture Rich Mixture Taxi Lean Fuel Vent Unobstructed RPM 800 General Condition Check Pitot/Static Unobstructed Oil Pressure Check Flap Check Mixture Taxi Lean Fuel Selectors Crossfeed Aileron Check Wingtip Check Avionics On Wingtip Check Nav/Strobe Check Lights As Required Nav/Strobe Check Aileron Check Fuel selectors On Flaps Retract Leading Edge Check Flap Check Alternators On Transponder On Fuel Tank Quantity Fuel Tank Sump x 2 Rear Door Secure Master On Fuel Vent Unobstructed Left Static Vents Unobstructed Beacon On Brakes Check Fresh Air Inlet Unobstructed Air Scoop Unobstructed Mags On Turn Instruments Check Empennage General Condition Throttle Full Tie Down Check Props Full Brakes Set Elevator Check Mixture Rich Flight Controls Free and Correct Nacelle General Condition Rudder Check Fuel Pump On, 5 Sec, Off Fuel Selectors On Engine Sump Drain Rotating Beacon Check Mixture Cutoff Cowl Flaps Open Engine Oil 6-7 Qts Right Static Vent Unobstructed Throttle Full Mixture Best Power Inside Condition Check Antennas Secure/Check Prop Area Clear Prop Full Engine Nacelle Secure Both Sides Starter Engage Throttle 1500 RPM Propeller Check Preflight Complete Prop Feather Check Cowl Flaps Check Open Passenger Briefing Complete RPM 800 Throttle 2000 RPM Oil Pressure Check Nose General Condition Brakes Hold Mixture Taxi Lean Amps / Volts Check Nose Gear Check Circuit Breakers Check In Prop Cycle Wheel and Strut Check Avionics Master Off Alternate Air Check Gear Well Check Alternate Air Off Mags Check (175 Max) Landing Light Check Cowl Flaps Open Alternators Check Baggage Door Open Vacuum Check Brake Fluid Check Throttle Idle Check/800 Baggage Door Secure Windshield Check / Clean Cabin Right Wing TAXI Left Engine Nacelle Left Wing Right Tire and Brake Check Right Landing Gear/Well Check Stall Warning Vanes Check PIPER SENECA NORMAL CHECKLIST PIPER SENECA NORMAL CHECKLIST PREFLIGHT RUNUP Right Tire and Brake Check Right Landing Gear/Well Check ATIS/Taxi Clearance Obtain FLOODED START FIRST ENGINE Fuselage and Empennage Mixture & Throttle Scissor Once Started BEFORE STARTING Seats, Belts, Harness Secure Engine Instruments Check Landing Gear Lights 3 Green Right Engine Nacelle PRE_TAXI HOT START FIRST ENGINE SECOND ENGINE Repeat SECOND ENGINE Repeat STARTING ENGINES SECOND ENGINE Repeat FIRST ENGINE Nose Lights, Pitot Heat, Stall Warning Check Flight Instruments Check MP/RPM Set Flaps Retract Vr 80 Mixture Lean Cowl Flaps Open Vx 90 Trim Takeoff Cowl Flaps Closed Mixture Ground Lean Vxse 90 Lights As Required Instruments Check Boost Pumps Off Vy 105 Boost Pumps On Transponder On Vyse 105 Quadrant Friction Set Power Set Lights As Required Vso 69 Transponder SQUAWK/ALT Mixture As Required Vs 76 Mixture Best Power Cowl Flaps Closed Avionics, Lights Off Vmc 80 Flaps 0-25 Flaps As Required Mixture Idle Cut-off Vsse 90 Magnetos Off Va (3000-4200) 133-146 Master Off Vno 190 Throttles 2000 RPM Autopilot Off Alternators Off Vne 217 Boost Pumps On X Wind 15 Brakes Release Cowl Flaps Closed Control Lock Install Vle/Vlo (ext) 150 Throttles Full Gas On Vlo (ret) 125 Rotate 80 MPH Undercarriage Down (150) Cowl / Pitot Plugs Install Vfe 10 160 Climb 105 Mixture Rich Clean Windows Vfe 25 140 Gear Retract Power Set Lock All Doors Vfe 40 125 Prop Full under 100 kts Flaps Set Color and Type Ground Landing Light On Steady Green Cleared for Takeoff Flashing Green Clear for Taxi Steady Red Stop Flashing Red Taxi Clear Ldg Area Flashing White Return To Start Point Gear Retract Cram Power Alt Red and Green Extreme Caution Flaps Retract Climb Attitude Color and Type Flight Speed 105 Clean Gear and Flaps Steady Green Cleared to Land Power 25'' 2500 RPM Cool Cowl Flaps Open Flashing Green Return for Landing Mixture As Required Communicate Go-Around Steady Red Give Way Cowl Flaps Open Flashing Red Airport Unsafe Instruments Check Alt Red and Green Extreme Caution Boost Pumps Off Max T/O Weight 4200 Landing Light Off Full Fuel 93 Gal Tire Pressure 31 Nose/50 Mains V - SPEEDS LIGHT GUN SIGNALS NORMAL TAKEOFF Emergency Briefing Review GENERAL INFO Max Landing Weight 4000 Max Baggage Weight 100# Fore/Aft REJECTED LANDING 5 C's AFTER LANDING SHUTDOWN DESCENT PIPER SENECA NORMAL CHECKLIST PRE-TAKEOFF Autopilot & Electric Trim Test Short Short Field: Flaps 25, Brakes Hold Full Power, Brake Release, Rotate 70, Climb 80 until obstacle clear, Retract gear and flaps at safe altitude Short Field: Flaps Full, Approach 87, Clear 50' obs, Touchdown on spot, Retract flaps, Max Brakes Climb Cruise BEFORE LANDING A B C G U M P Engine Instruments Check Short Field: Flaps 0, Brakes Hold Full Power, Brake Release, Vr, Climb 90 until obstacle clear, Retract gear and flaps at safe altitude PIPER SENECA NORMAL CHECKLIST IFR "G R A B C A R D" Gen/Alt, Radios, Attitude Indicator, Ball, Clock, Altimeter (Sensitive), Rate of Turn, DG Fuses, Landing Light (Hire), Anti-Collision, Position Lights, Source of Power REQUIRED EQUIPMENT Day VFR A - T O M A T O - F L A M E S Anti Collision Lights, Tach, Oil Pressure, Mag Compass, Airspeed, Temp (Liquid Cooled Engine), Oil Temp, Fuel Gauges, Landing Gear Indicator, Altimeter,

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Manifold Pressure, ELT, Seatbelts Night VFR "F L A P S" Tie-Down / Chocks Secure SECURING Airspeed 105mph Master OFF Master ON Throttle CLOSED Gear UP Avionics OFF Speed 105 Flaps UP All Other Switches OFF Prop LOW RPM Directional Control MAINTAIN Gear Up Lights CHECK Fire Extinguisher Activate Prop/Throttle INCREASE Vents Open if Fire is Out Prop 2700 RPM Master On Circuit Breakers CHECK Master Switch ON Cowl Flap Live Engine OPEN Radios OFF Alternators CHECK Alternate Air ON Avionics ON Mixture RICH Radios/Electrical ON, One at a Time Airspeed max 100mph Prop FULL FORWARD Gear Selector DOWN Avionics Master OFF Throttle 1/4 OPEN Emergency Gear Extension Knob PULL Cranking CONTINUE 3 Green Lights CHECK Fuelpump ON Emergency Gear Extension Knob OUT Alternator ON Power 1700 for 1 Minute Alternator with least load ON Engine SHUTDOWN Gear Lever UP Nonessential Equipment OFF Do not exceed 50 amperes output Prop FEATHERED Throttle FULL OPEN Mixture IDLE CUTOFF Wing Flaps UP Cranking CONTINUE Airspeed 95 Alternate Air OFF Fire Extinguisher OBTAIN Doors UNLATCH Avionics Master OFF Mixture CUTOFF Engine SECURE Avionics Master OFF Throttle IDLE Master Switch OFF Master OFF Magnetos OFF Mags OFF Touchdown TAIL LOW Fuel Pump OFF Fuel Selector OFF Mixture IDLE CUTTOFF Nonessential Equipment OFF Alternator OFF Aircraft EVACUATE Mags OFF Do not exceed 50 amperes output ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT Fuel Selectors OFF Fuel Shutoff OFF Airplane EVACUATE Avionics Master OFF Mixture IDLE CUTOFF Alternate Air OFF Throttle CLOSED Alternator OFF THEN ON Mixture RICH Propeller FEATHERED Prop FULL FORWARD Heater/Defroster OFF Approach NORMAL Avionics Master ON Throttle 1/4 OPEN Airspeed INCREASE Magnetos ON Landing ASAP Landing TAIL LOW Alternator OFF Fuelpump OFF CABIN FIRE Braking MINIMUM Alternator ON Master OFF Taxi SLOWLY Landing ASAP Starter ENGAGE Vents/Air/Heat CLOSED Engine SHUTDOWN Fire Extinguisher ACTIVATE Vents/Air/Heat OPEN IF FIRE OUT Approach NORMAL Land ASAP Airspeed on Final 105 WING FIRE Landing Gear DOWN All Lights OFF Pitot Heat OFF Flaps AS REQUIRED Side slip to keep fire away from tanks/cabin PIPER SENECA EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ENGINE UNFEATHERING ENGINE FAILURE AFTER LIFT OFF SECURE DEAD ENGINE Cowl Flap Dead Engine CLOSED PROPELLER OVERSPEAD Throttle increase till Governor engages Directional Control MAINTAIN PIPER SENECA EMERGENCY CHECKLIST (when certain to make it to the field) Fuel Selector Valve OFF Cowlflap Dead Engine CLOSED Fuel Selector Valves ON ONE ENGINE LANDING If fire is out and electrical is required for flight ELECTRICAL FIRE IN FLIGHT Vents, Cabin Air, Heat OFF Circuit Breakers CHECK DO NOT RESET Vents, Cabin Air, Heat ON Fuel Selector Valve CROSSFEED FIRE DURING START If Engine Starts If Engine Fails to Start ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPT Cowl Flap Dead Engine CLOSED Dead Engine IDENTIFY VERIFY Prop Dead Engine FEATHER Throttle 15" until Engine Warm LANDING GEAR FAILS TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND Runway Longest Hard or Smooth Sod LANDING WITHOUT POSITIVE INDICATION OF GEAR LOCKING Before Landing Checklist COMPLETE Landing Gear Circuit Breakers IN Touchdown - good tire first. Hold airplane off flat tire as long as possible using aileron control Landing Gear Circuit Breakers IN GEAR UP LANDING LANDING WITH FLAT MAIN TIRE Seats and Seatbelts SECURE Throttle 15" until Engine Warm Magnetos LEFT or RIGHT ON Non-Essential Electrical OFF LOW VOLTAGE ANNUNCIATOR If it does not solve the problem Altitude descend where about 4.5 inches of mercury can be maintained Use Turn Coordinator (Electric) to monitor HI and AI performance HIGH VOLTAGE ANNUNCIATOR BOTH Alternator circuit breaker IN Alternators Both OFF THEN ON (one at a time) Alternators Both ON (if they show equal output of less than 50 amperes) HIGH VOLTAGE ANNUNCIATOR VACUUM SYSTEM FAILURE Alternator circuit breaker IN Low Voltage Annunciator CHECK OFF Alternator circuit breaker IN Alternator OFF THEN ON (OFF if alternator output is still excessive) Landing Gear Lever RECYCLE Landing Gear Circuit Breakers IN Landing Gear Lever CHECK UP Gear Motor CHECK AMMETER Navlights (Daytime) OFF