EP's Flashcards
Engine compartment fire on deck symptoms
- Fire warning light illuminated. - Possible hand or voice signals from ground crew. - Red warning light on corresponding EFSL.
Engine compartment fire on deck.
- Alert crew/attempt to confirm presence of fire.- Fadec control switches - Both off- EFSL’s - Both off- Boost pumps - All off- Primary fire extinguisher button - Confirm push- Secondary fire extinguisher button - Pusj- Emergency electrical cutoff - Off- Rotor brake - On- Evacuate aircraft.
Engine compartment fire in-flight symptoms.
- Fire warning light on instrument panel.- Red light on corresponding EFSL.- Flames/smoke from engine compartment.
Engine compartment fire in-flight.
- Alert crew/attempt to confirm presence of fire.- Single engine flight profile - EstablishIf fire confirmed.- Affected engine Fadec Control Switch - Confirm idle, confirm off.- EFSL for affected engine - Confirm off.- Boost pumps for affected engine - Off- Primary fire extinguisher button for affected engine - Confirm push.- Secondary fire extinguisher button - Push.- Landing/hover checklist - Complete (200’ checks at minimum based on urgency.)If fire persists- Land/ditch immediately.If fire is no longer evident- Land as soon as possible.*If fire not confirmed- Land as soon as practicable.
Engine post-shutdown fire symptoms.
- Engine TOT rises rapidly or does not decrease within 10 seconds of the Fadec Control Switches being placed in the Off position.
Engine post-shutdown fire.
-Fadec control switch off.- Boost pumps - Off- EFSL’s - Off (Ensure 10 seconds has elapsed after FCS placed in Off position)- Crank button - Depress until TOT decreases.*If TOT rises or doesn’t decrease- Emergency electrical cutoff - Off- Rotor brake - On- Egress aircraft.
MGB fire symptoms.
- MGB fire warning light illuminated.*Additional symptoms.- MGB warning/caution light illuminated- Loss of MGB oil pressure/rise in temperature.- Drop in fuel or hydraulic pressure- Electrical system malfunctions.
MGB Fire
- Attempt to confirm presence of fire- Landing/hover checklist - Complete (200’ checks at minimum based upon urgency)- Land/ditch immediately*If fire not confirmed- Land as soon as possible.
Electrical/Cabin/Av Rack fire
- Designate crew member to fight fire.- Affected equipment - Off- Ram air- Closed- Cabin sliding door - Closed- Pilot windows - Closed- Rack blower circuit breaker - Pull (Avrack fire only)- Affected circuits circuit breaker(s) - Pull- Landing/hover checklist - Complete(200’ checks at minimum based upon urgency)If fire persists- Emergency electrical cutoff - OffIf fire still persists- Land/ditch immediately*If fire goes out- Land as soon as possible.
Smoke/fume elimination.
- Heat/Cool switches - Off- Ram air - Open- Cabin sliding door - Open- Pilot windows - Open- Land as soon as practicable.
Heater overheat symptoms.
- Heater overheat warning light illuminated- ECS circuit breaker popped (CP fwd panel)
Heater overheat.
- Heat switch - Off- Heater nozzles - Open- Check ECS circuit breaker- Land as soon as practicable
Battery overtemp symptoms.
- Battery temperature warning light illuminated- Smoke/fumes from radome or vent- Noises from radome
Battery overtemp/Thermal runaway.
- Battery relay switches - Off- Land as soon as practicable
Oil temp light
- MGB overtemp- Engine oil cooler fan failure
MGB overtemp symptoms.
- Oil temp warning light illuminated- Abnormal rise in MGB oil temperature
MGB Overtemp
- Cruise airspeed - 120kts minimum- Land as soon as practicable
Engine oil cooler fan failure.
Both engines:- Cruise airspeed - 120kts minimum.- Land as soon as practicable- Shut down engines as soon as possibleSingle engine:- Cruise airspeed - 75kts minimum- Fadec control switch - Confirm idle- Engine oil temperature - Monitor- Land as soon as possible*Affected engine FCS may be brought back to flight if needed for landing.
Engine chip detected
- Complete Big 4- Fadec control switch - Confirm Idle- Engine - Monitor*Abnormal indications- Engine shutdown procedure - Complete
GB Chip light
- MGB failure imminent- MGB malfunction* TGB chip detected- Loss of T/R thrust in hover- Loss of T/R thrust in forward flight or Fixed T/R pitch.
MGB malfunction symptoms.
- Loss of MGB oil pressure- Loss of transmission lubrication- GB chip light with MGB annunciation on VEMD- Abnormal transmission noises.
MGB malfunction.
- Monitor for secondary indications- Fly at minimum safe altitude- Avoid high power maneuvers- Land as soon as practicable
MGB failure imminent symptoms.
- Loss of transmission lubrication OR illumination of GB chip light with MGB chip with any of* Yaw kicks* Abnormal transmission noises* Unusually high power requirements- Loss of transmission lubrication AND GB chip light with MGB chip on VEMD.
MGB failure imminent.
- Landing/hover checklist complete(200’ checks at minimum based upon urgency)- Land/ditch immediately (power on)
TGB chip detected.
- Estimate safe altitude and airspeed for possible loss of tail rotor thrust.- Land as soon as possible.
Loss of T/R thrust in hover symptoms.
- Immediate rapid left yaw acceleration- T/R pedals moveable with no apparent affect- Abnormal vibration or noise from tail- GB chip light with TGB chip on VEMD
Loss of T/R thrust in hover.
- EFSL’s - Both off- Maintain landing attitude- Cushion landing with collective
Loss of T/R thrust or fixed pitch in forward flight symptoms.
- Uncommanded yaw (Thrust)- T/R pedals moveable with no apparent affect (Thrust)- Abnormal vibration or noise from tail (Thrust/Pitch)- GB chip light with TGB chip on VEMD (Thrust)- Cannot move pedals left or right (Fixed pitch)
Loss of T/R thrust forward flight or fixed T/R pitch.
Directional control - Maintain using cyclic and collective.
Fadec failures.
- Level 1 - Loss of redundancy; Not evident in flight. Flashing GOV light when FCS is in idle or off.- Level 2 - Loss of non-redundant source; Steady GOV light at time of failure- Level 3 - Major Fadec failure
GOV light
- Major Fadec/GOV failure- Minor Fadec/GOV failure
Minor Fadec failure symptoms.
- GOV caution light illuminated
Minor Fadec/GOV failure
- Complete the Big 4- Abort mission
Major Fadec failure symptoms.
- Fadec #1/#2 fail lights illuminated- Red engine status light on overhead quadrant illuminated- OEI GOV mode page displayed.- Affected engine will not respond to collective movement due to fuel flow metering being frozen.
Major Fadec/GOV failure
- Complete the Big 4- Training switch to Flight- Fadec backup switch to Back-up.
Dif N1 warning light illuminated.
- Single engine failure- Flameout- N1 divergence/partial power loss
N1 Divergence/Partial power loss symptoms.
- Dif N1 warning light.- OEI GOV mode page- N1 difference between engines greater than 6%.
N1 Divergence/Partial power loss.
- Complete the Big 4- Engine parameters - Monitor- Land as soon as practicable
Ditching.
- Crew and passengers - Alerted- Wheels/floats - As required- Land/ditch aircraft- EFSL’s - Both off (after landing/ water entry)- Emergency electrical cutoff - As required.- Rotor brake - On (Land only)- Emergency egress procedure - Execute
Emergency Ditching/Landing.
- Crew/Passengers - Alerted- Distress signal - Transmit- Personal equipment - Checked* Dual engine- Doors - Jettison in a hover- Floats - Inflate in a hover*Single engine- Doors - Jettison in a climb at 70kts if able; Otherwise at 200’ at 70kts straight and flat.- Prior to water entry - Floats inflate- Enter water in a level attitude- Fadec control switches - Off- Rotor - Allow to coast down- Egress aircraft when rotor stops
Emergency egress procedure.
- Wait for all violent motion to stop- Reference point - Hold- Emergency release handle - Jettison- Cords - Disconnect- Seatbelts/harness - Release and maintain reference point- Egress- Vest - Inflate when clear of aircraft
Audio system failure.
- Pilot and co-pilot audio bypass switches to bypass.
Landing gear malfunctions.
- Wheels fail to extend- Wheels fail to retract- Nose wheel shimmy damper failure- Uplock failure
Nose wheel shimmy damper failure.
- Lift aircraft off ground immediately or reduce taxi speed.
Malfunctioning cabin sliding door.
- Flight mechanic - Remain secured to aircraft.*No over water operations below 200’.
Jammed cabin sliding door during shipboard landing.
- Left hand cabin door - Jettison if desired for ease of emergency egress.Distance from ship should be considered for small boat pick up.Establish safe altitude to reduce door damage.* Airspeed at or below 30kias- Land as soon as practicable.
Unusual attitude recovery.
- Level the wings- Nose on the horizon- Center the ball- Power - Adjust to maintain level flight