PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 4000; Flight Crew Type 300
Troubleshooting; Communication Breakdown; Confusion
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Manuals
We recently purchased a new Piper P100i directly from the manufacturer. The aircraft was picked up and delivered by one of our staff members. We started conducting flight operations with the airplane last week. I conducted two days on flight training. Both days we conducted cross country flights. The aircraft has the latest advance avionics from Garmin ( G3X; GNX 375; G5). I verified that the POH was present prior to the flights. After reading the POH [Pilot's Operating Handbook] more carefully this morning I realized that the pilots guide for the Garmin G3X; G5 and GNX 375 were required documents; as listed in the limitations section. I have electronic copies of the manuals but no hard copies of the manuals were provided by the manufacturer of the airplane when it was received by our staff member at their plant. We have grounded the airplane and initiated an investigation. We are contacting Piper Aircraft and Garmin to determine if the part numbers listed in the POH require hard copies or if the electronic versions of the documents are adequate to meet all regulatory requirements. Our safety team will conduct a safety audit of the aircraft; its records; and all its documents today.
I recently started training in this new aircraft PA28. Today I was informed by the Chief Pilot that there were documents missing from the aircraft. The plane is missing the physical copy of the pilot's guide for the Garmin G3X; G5 and GNX 375. All three of these documents are listed as required documents in limitations section of the POH [Pilot's Operating Handbook]. We have electronic copies; but do not have the hard copies of the manuals. The manuals were not provided by the manufacturer when the plane was released to one of our instructors. We have grounded the plane and are not flying until we receive these documents. The school is looking into verifying all the required manuals; and moving forward I will verify that I acknowledge all limitations prior to my flights.
Instructor Captain reported the newly purchased aircraft is possibly missing required avionics manuals.