TD 13

Question 1

Engine/Fuselage/Electrical Fire - ground

Answer 1

Emergency Shutdown

Question 2

Engine/Fuselage Fire- flight

Answer 2

If a fire is observed during flight, prevailing circumstances such as VMC, IMC, night, altitude, and landing areas available must be considered in order to determine whether to execute a power-on or power-off landing.

A. If power-on landing:

    1. Land as soon as POSSIBLE.
    2. Emergency shutdown- accomplish AFTER LANDING.

B. If power-off landing:

    1. Autorotate.
    2. Emergency shutdown- accomplish DURING DESCENT if time permits.

Question 3

Electrical Fire- flight

Answer 3

Prior to shutting off all electrical power, the pilot must consider the equipment that is essential to a particular flight environment that will be encountered. In the event of electrical fire or suspected electrical fire in flight:

A. BATT and MAIN GEN switches- OFF

B. IFR: STDBY GEN switch- OFF

C. Land as soon as POSSIBLE.

D. Emergency shutdown- accomplish AFTER LANDING

Question 4

Transmission Oil Pressure

Answer 4

G = 30-50 PSI Continuous Operation

R = 30 PSI Minimum, 70 PSI Maximum

Question 5

Transmission Oil Temperature

Answer 5

G = 15C to 110C Continuous Operation

R = 110*C Maximum