SECTION 3
EMERGENCY AND MALFUNCTION
PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
The following procedures contain the indications of equipment or system
failure or malfunction, the use of emergency features of primary and backup
systems, and appropriate warnings and explanatory notes.
All corrective action procedures listed herein assume the pilot gives first
priority to aircraft control and a safe flight path.
NOTE
The helicopter should not be operated following any emergency
landing or shutdown until the cause of the malfunction has been
determinated and corrective maintenance action taken.
DEFINITIONS
The following items indicate the degree of urgency in landing the helicopter.
LAND IMMEDIATELY : The urgency of the landing is
paramount.
The primary consideration is to
assure the survival of the occu-
pants.
LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE : Land without delay at the near-
est suitable area (i.e., open
field) at which a safe approach
and landing is reasonably as-
sured.
RFM A109E
R.A.I. Approved 3-1
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