Piper Malibu PA-46-310P Pilot Operating Handbook page 420

PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA-46-310P, MALIBU
SECTION S - PERFORMANCE
No change.
SECTION 6 - WEIGHT AND BALANCE
SECTION 9
SUPPLEMENT 8
Factory installed optional equipment is included in the licensed weight
and balance data in Section 6 of the Airplane Flight Manual.
SECTION 7 - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF PROP HEAT,
HEATED WINDSHIELD PANEL AND WING ICE
DETECTION LIGHT
The presence of one or more items of de-icing equipment does not imply
the capability to fly into forecast or known icing. The equipment is provided
to enlarge the options available to the pilot as he takes appropriate action to
avoid icing that is inadvertently encountered.
Controls for the components are located to the right of the control
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quadrant on the auxiliary switch panel (Figure 7-1).
WING ICE DETECTION LIGHT
Wing icing conditioris may be detected during night flight by use of an
ice detection light installed on the left side of the forward fuselage. The light
is controlled by an ICE LIGHT switch (Figure 7-1) located on the de-ice
switch panel. Circuit protection is provided by an ICE circuit breaker
located in the LIGHT section of the circuit breaker panel.
PROP HEAT
Eiectrothermal propeller heat pads are bonded to a portion of the
leading edges of the propeller blades. The system is controlled by an ON-
OFF type PROP HEAT switch (Figure 7-1) located on the auxiliary switch
panel. Power for the prop heat is supplied by the aircraft electrical system
through a PROP HEAT circuit breaker on the circuit breaker panel. When
the PROP HEAT switch is actuated, power is applied to a timer through the
PROP DE-ICER ammeter which monitors the current through the prop
heat system.
ISSUED: APRIL 30, 1984
REPORT: VB-1200
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