172S Fires & Failures

Question 1

Engine fire on ground during start

Answer 1

Keep mags on START to get a start which will suck flames and fule into the engine

If Engine Starts:
Run at 1800RPM for a few min the shutdown

If Engine Doesn’t Start:
Throttle - FULL
Mixture - OFF
Mags - CRANK

Fuel valve - OFF
Fule pump - OFF

Fire extinguisher - deploy

Question 2

Engine fire during flight

Answer 2

Mixture - OFF
Fuel Valve - OFF
Fuel Pump - OFF
Master - OFF
Cabin heat/air - OFF

100KTS to put out fire

Question 3

Electrical Fire in flight

Answer 3

Master - OFF
Vents, Heat/Air - CLOSED
Fire Extinguisher - DEPLOY

Avionics and all other switches - OFF
Vents open once fire out to clear smoke

Question 4

Cabin Fire

Answer 4

Master - OFF
Vents - CLOSED
Fire Extinguisher - DEPLOY

Vents open once fire is out to clear smoke

Question 5

Wing Fire

Answer 5

All light switches and pitot heat - OFF

Sideslip to keep flames away from fuel tanks and cabin and land ASAP, using flaps only as required for final and touchdown

Question 6

172S Engine failure

Answer 6

68KTs
Fuel Shutoff - ON
Fuel Selector - BOTH
Fuel Pump - ON
Mixture - RICH
Mags - START (if prop is stopped. If windmilling, leave nags in BOTH and it will start on its own)