Archer Emergency Procedures

Question 1

What are the checklist items for engine fire during start?

Answer 1

Starter- Crank
Mixture - ICO
Throttle - Full
Fuel Pump- Off
Fuel Selector - Off

Abandon if fire continues

Question 2

Engine Restart Procedures in Flight

Answer 2

Maintain safe airspeed
Fuel selector- Switch to fuel containing tank
Fuel Pump - ON
Mixture - Rich
Carb Heat - ON
Primer- Check locked

If power not regained, go to power off landing

Question 3

Once engine restart happens, what two items do you need to do?

Answer 3

Carb heat - OFF
Fuel Pump - OFF

Question 4

What is your best glide speed?

Answer 4

76 KIAS

Question 5

What items do you do when committed to off field landing?

Answer 5

Ignition - OFF
Master - OFF
Fuel Selector - OFF
Mixture - ICO
Seat belts/Harness - Tight

Question 6

What is the first thing you do when you sense an fire in flight?

Answer 6

Identify the source

Electrical fire (Smoke in cabin) or engine fire

Question 7

What do you do in an electrical fire in flight?

Answer 7

Master - OFF
Vents - OPEN
Cabin heat - OFF

Land

Question 8

What do you do for an engine fire in flight?

Answer 8

Fuel selector - OFF
Throttle - Closed
Mixture - ICO
Fuel pump - OFF
Heater/Defroster - OFF

Proceed with power off landing

Question 9

What do you do when you lose fuel pressure?

Answer 9

Fuel pump - ON
Fuel Selector- Check on full tank
Check to make sure primer in and locked

Question 10

What do you do for an alternator failure?

Answer 10

Verify failure
Reduce electrical load
Alternator circuit breakers- Check
Alt Switch- OFF for 1 second, then ON (this resets overvoltage relay)
If no output, alt switch OFF

Reduce electrical load and land ASAP

Question 11

How do you recover from a spin?

Answer 11

Throttle - IDLE
Ailerons - NEUTRAL
Rudder - FULL OPPOSITE
Control wheel - Full forward
Rudder- Neutral when rotation stops - then pull out

Question 12

Engine Roughness Checklist

Answer 12

Carb heat - ON

If roughness continues after 1 minute:

Carb heat - OFF
Mixture- adjust for smoothness
Fuel Pump - ON
Fuel Selector - SWITCH
Engine gauges - Check
Mags- L then R then BOTH

Question 13

If you have extra time in a engine power loss in flight, what can you try?

Answer 13

Cycle the ignition switches to L then R then BOTH
Try moving throttle and mixture levels to different settings

Check to make sure primer is in and locked

If the power loss is due to water in the system, fuel pressure indications will be normal (may take time to windmill to clear the water)

If fuel ran out, power can take 10 seconds to restart when fuel lines are filled