Cozy III
Pilot’s Operating Handbook Page 29
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
FIRE
There are normally only two sources of aircraft fires; electrical
and fuel. In the event of fire on the ground, kill all electrical
power and shut the fuel off. Clear the aircraft. Use a dry-type
extinguisher. For in-flight fire, determine the cause. If electrical,
all electrical power should be shut off. If fuel, turn the fuel
selector off and electrical power off. Turn the cabin heat off, and
open the cabin air vent. Execute a precautionary landing as
soon as possible.
ENGINE FAILURE
Modern aircraft engines are extremely durable and seldom fail
catastrophically without plenty of advance warning (lowering oil
pressure, excessive mechanical noise, rising oil temperature,
etc.). Pilot induced failures, on the other hand, are far more
common (carburetor ice, confusion of mixture and carb heat
controls, fuel starvation, fuel management, etc.). In the event of
in-flight engine stoppage:
♦ check mixture - rich
♦ check fuel – switch tanks
♦ boost pump - on
♦ check mags - both
♦ attempt to restart.
If the engine begins to run rough, check for induction icing,
improper mixture setting, or a bad magneto. If one magneto is
bad, or if carburetor heat or an alternate mixture setting fails to
correct the roughness, make a precautionary landing as soon as
possible and troubleshoot. Lowering or rising oil pressure, rising
oil temperature, or increasing mechanical noise are good
indications of impending failure and the flight should be aborted
as soon as possible. Don't hesitate to declare an emergency to
obtain priority clearance. If stoppage does occur and restart is
impossible, execute the engine out approach and landing.
CAUTION
In weather conditions where carburetor ice is likely, descents
should be made with as high a power setting as possible, to
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