Emergency Procedures Flashcards
CHT
Exceed Red Arch
Corrective actions?
If in hover - land or depart
If in translation - reduce power
If indication stays in red arch, land ASAP
Oil Temp
Exceed Red Arch
Corrective actions?
If in hover - land or depart
If in translation - reduce power
If indication stays in red arch, land ASAP
Oil Temp
Exceed Yellow Arch
Corrective actions?
Wait to apply full power
Allow to warm up
Oil Pressure
Exceed High Red Arch
Corrective actions?
Cold starting - allow engine to warm up
Flight - reduce power
If indication stays in red arch, land ASAP
Oil Pressure
Exceed High Yellow Arch
Corrective actions?
Normal at cold starting & during engine warm up
Flight - reduce power
If stays in yellow, land ASAP
Oil Pressure
Exceed Low Yellow Arch
Corrective actions?
Normal at idle
Flight - Clutch light should light soon after
Reduce power until light off
If continuous - reduce IAS to 50kts, land ASAP
Oil Pressure
Exceed Low Red Arch
Corrective actions?
Land ASAP
Monitor OIL P warning light
If on - Land IMMEDIATELY
Fuel Pressure
Exceed Low Red Arch
Corrective actions?
Check boost pump ON
Reduce power and reach Vy = 50kts
Land ASAP
Fuel Pressure
Exceed High Red Arch
Corrective actions?
Switch boost pump OFF
Check a decrease
Land ASAP
Low Fuel
EPM Red light (10L)
Corrective actions?
Check with Low Fuel warning light
If ON - Land IMMEDIATELY
BATT
Battery Charge
Check ALT switch is ON
Battery is not being charged. Turn all non-essential equipment OFF.
Land ASAP
CO
Amber Alarm
Corrective actions?
Shut cabin heater OFF
Open vents
Ground/Hover - Change heading
If symptoms of CO poisoning occur
Land IMMEDIATELY
MGB / TGB Chip
EPM Amber Alarm
Corrective actions?
If alarm is accompanied by an indication of a problem such as noise, vibration or MGB temp light - Land IMMEDIATELY
If there is no other indication of problem - Land ASAP
Starter (Stays on)
Amber Alarm
Corrective actions?
Immediately pull the mixture OFF to shut the engine down and switch MASTER OFF
Have system serviced.
GOV OFF
Blue Warning Light
Corrective actions?
Control engine/rotor RPM with twist grip
Continue Flight
GOV OFF (blinking)
Blue Warning Light
Corrective actions?
If rotors are desynchronized from engine
Apply collective to resynchronize
If blinking stops
Continue Flight
If rotors are synchronized,
Disengaged the governor
Control engine/rotor rpm with twist grip
Continue Flight
Oil Pressure
Red Alarm Warning Light
Corrective actions?
Land IMMEDIATELY
MGB Temp
Amber Warning Light
Corrective actions?
If alarm is accompanied by an indication of a problem such as noise, vibration or MGB chip light - Land IMMEDIATELY
If there is no other indication of problem - Land ASAP
Low Fuel
Amber Warning Light (12L)
Corrective actions?
Land ASAP
If EPM reads <10L - Land IMMEDIATELY
ALT
Amber Warning Light
Corrective actions?
Check charge indicator on EPM
If GREEN or WHITE - battery is being charged.
Continue Flight
If yellow - battery is not being charged. Turn all non-essential equip OFF
Land ASAP
Clutch
Amber Warning Light
Corrective actions?
Reduce power until light is off
If continuous - Reduce IAS to 50kts
Land ASAP
Be prepared to enter Autorotation.
Emergency Procedures
Engine Fire
On the ground
- Shut cabin heater OFF
- Shut fuel valve OFF
When engine quits - Switch all switches OFF
- Pull rotor brake
- Wait for complete stop of rotors before evacuating the cabin
Emergency Procedures
Engine Fire
In flight
Once fire is CONFIRMED
Land IMMEDIATELY
- Shut cabin heat OFF
- Lower collective and enter auto as per procedure
- Shut valve OFF
- Shut fuel pump OFF
- Above 8000AGL increase airspeed to 90kts
- Perform autorotation landing
- Pull rotor brake
- Wait for a complete stop of rotors before evacuating the cabin
Emergency Procedures
Ditching
- Apply same procedures for landing
- Head equally between the wind and wave direction
- Open doors
- Reduce forward and vertical speed to minimum before contact with water
- Keep collective up after contact to help rotor deceleration