Section III
Emergency Procedures
BEECHCRAFT
Duchess
76
COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER
INDICA TlONS
1.
Dimming of lights, with loadmeters showing 100% or
much greater than normal, or loadmeters showing
0%
accompanied
by
no ALTERNATOR-OUT Lights.
ACTION
1. Both Alternator Switches -
OFF
2.
Bat1ery
Switch - OFF
3. Both BUS-ISO Circuit Breakers
- PULL
4.
Remove all electrical loads.
5.
Both Alternator Switches - ON.
6.
Minimize all electrical loads. Select only that electrical
equipment which
is
essential for safe flight.
7.
Extend landing gear with emergency system.
8.
LAND
AS
SOON
AS
PRACTICAL;
HAVE
THE
COMPLETE
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
CHECKED
BEFORE THE NEXT FLIGHT.
CAUTION
Since the battery is off line when this procedure
is
used, large changes
in
electrical load should
be
minimized in order to reduce the possibility
of
damage to electrical components.
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3-12
March
1979