Emergency Procedures

Question 1

Engine fire during start on ground

Answer 1

Continue to start engine which sucks excess fuel into engine
Run at 50-60% for short time
Mixture OFF
Fuel valve OFF
Battery OFF
If time apply rotor brake
Exit helicopter

Question 2

Engine fire in flight

Answer 2

ENTER AUTO
Cabin heat OFF
Cabin vent OPEN
If engine is running- normal landing then Mixture OFF, fuel Valve OFF
If engine off- fuel Valve OFF then Auto landing
Battery OFF
If time rotor brake
Exit

Question 3

Electrical fire in flight

Answer 3

Battery + Alternator OFF
Cabin vents OPEN
Land immediately
Mixture OFF
Fuel Valve OFF
If time rotor brakes
Exit

Question 4

Radio failure

Answer 4

Check circuit breakers
Check it’s on
Check it’s plugged in
Transponder to 7600
Continue radio calls
Lookout
Look for ATC light signals
Land and report

Question 5

Gauges failure

Answer 5

Check circuit breakers
PAN call
Continue with normal circuit
Land and report

Question 6

Governor Failure RPMs increasing, decreasing or fluctuating

Answer 6

Check circuit breaker and GOV light
Grip throttle firmly to override governor
PAN call
Continue with normal circuit
Keep E and RPM needles in green by careful throttle movements
Land and report

Question 7

Both RPM needles fail

Answer 7

Check circuit breaker
PAN call
Ensure GOV is on
Normal circuit
Land
Low RRPM warning system remains operative
Shut down
DONT HOVER TAXY

Question 8

Alternator warning light on

Answer 8

Non essential electric equipment OFF (NAV switch)
Recycle ALT off/on for 1 sec
If still on:
Check circuit breaker
PAN call
Land as soon as practical
Normal circuit
Land and report

Question 9

Low fuel light

Answer 9

Land immediately
PAN call
Shorten circuit
Normal shut down
NO HOVER TAXY

Question 10

Clutch light

Answer 10

10 seconds
Pull circuit breaker
Land as soon as practical
PAN call
Shorten circuit
Normal shutdown
DONT HOVER TAXY

Question 11

Rotor or Engine RPMs fail

Answer 11

Check circuit breaker
GOV ON
Land as soon as practical
PAN call
Normal circuit
Use remaining needle
Land and report

Question 12

MR temp, chip or TR chip light

Answer 12

Turn towards landing area
PAN call if no other indications land as soon as practical
Perform normal power on landing
SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY

If with vibration or banging noise land IMMEDIATELY
Check airspeed and trim and adjust
Turn to landing area
High possibility of power failure
PAN call
Perform a normal proper on landing
Shutdown immediately

Question 13

Oil light

Answer 13

Cross check with oil pressure gauge and engine tacho.
Land immediately
PAN call
Shorten circuit
Shut down
NO HOVER TAXY

Question 14

Loss of tail rotor thrust in forward flight

Answer 14

Indicated by right yaw and can’t be corrected with left pedal
Immediately enter AUTO
70kts
Throttle OFF + AUTO landing

Question 15

Loss of tail rotor thrust in hover

Answer 15

Indicated by right yaw and can’t be corrected with left pedal
Immediately toll throttle OFF
Raise collective to cushion landing

Question 16

Power failure below 8 feet

Answer 16

Apply right pedal
Raise collective to cushion landing

Question 17

Power failure while hover taxi

Answer 17

Right pedal
lift collective to cushion landing
BEWARE OF DYNAMIC ROLLOVER

Question 18

Power failure above 500 feet

Answer 18

Enter AUTO immediately
65 kts approx
Check collective
MAYDAY call
7700 transponder
Touch drills FUEL, KEY, BATTERY
Landing spot + into wind
40 feet roughly - flare
8 feet apply forward cyclic and raise collective before touch to cushion landing and point nose ahead

Question 19

What causes power loss?

Answer 19

Engine or dive system failure
You’ll notice a sink or yaw if engine fails or if tail rotor fails a spin to right

Question 20

How to recognise engine failure?

Answer 20

Change in noise level, nose yaw to left, oil and alt lights on and engine RPM decrease

Question 21

How to recognise a drive system failure?

Answer 21

Noise or vibration, nose yaw to either right or left
Rotor RPM decrease while engine RPM increasing

Question 22

Over pitching

Answer 22

At max weight or high altitude. Over-pitching can occur downwind downwind when throttle is fully open