Piper Malibu Meridian PA-46-500TP Airplane Maintenance Manual page 1487

PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-46-500TP, MALIBU MERIDIAN
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
GENERAL
The engine is controlled by power, condition, and manual override levers, located on the control
quadrant of the lower central instrument panel. The controls utilize Teflon-lined control cables to reduce
friction and binding. The power lever is used to actuate the engine fuel control unit as well as propeller
beta and reverse settings. The gear-up warning horn is activated by an idle power setting or flap
extension beyond 10 degrees combined with the landing gear not in a down and locked position. The
horn will continue to sound until the gear is down and locked, the power setting is increased, or the flaps
are retracted to less than 10 degrees. This is a safety feature to warn the pilot of an inadvertent gear-up
landing.
The condition lever controls the run and cut-off function of the fuel control unit as well as propeller
feather. The full forward position sets the run fuel flow and full aft position cuts off fuel flow while
feathering the prop.
The manual override lever is used to directly control fuel flow to the engine in the event of a fuel control
unit failure.
The friction adjustment lever, located in the middle of the control quadrant, may be adjusted to increase
or decrease the friction holding the power lever.
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