TAXI AND BEFORE TAKEOFF
•
1.
Throughout taxi:
a. Nose Wheel Steering -
As
required.
-_NOTE
~
Nose wheel steering may be locked in
by
depressing the
,.
STEER LOCK switch. The STEER ON light
will
illumi-
nate. The steer lock may be disengaged at any time
by
depressing and releasing the pilot's
or
copilot's control
wheel master switch
(MSW).
b. Brakes - Check.
E~
When taxiing through slush
or
snow, use the brakes to
create some friction heat
in
the brake discs
to
prevent
brakes from freezing.
• 2. Fuel Balance - Check.
3. Right Controls - Check.
• 4. Right Instruments - Check.
• 5. Takeoff Data (Nt,
VI,
VR,
V2)
- Reviewed and Bugs Set.
• 6. Start Opposite Engine
(if
applicable) - Refer to
STARTING
ENGINES, this section.
• 7.
• 8.
•
9.
Engine Instruments - Check for normal indication.
Starter Disengagement Check
(if
second engine
is
started during
taxi)
- Perform. Refer to
STARTING
ENGINES, this section.
Battery Charging Bus Current Umiter Check (after both engines are
started):
'CAUTION
I~
Failure
to
successfully complete the following checks in-
dicates a malfunction. Replace 275-amp current
limit-
er(s)
prior
to
takeoff.
• Aircraft 35-067 thru 35-147 and aircraft
36-018
thru 36-035,
except aircraft incorporating
AMK
80-17
or
AAK
81-1:
a.
MAIN
BUS
TIE
Circuit Breaker (copilot's main
bus)
-
Pull.
b.
One
START
GEN Switch -
OFF.
Check ammeter reading on
opposite generator increases (approximately doubles), then
switch back
to
GEN.
c.
Opposite START
GEN
Switch -
OFF.
Check ammeter read-
ing on opposite generator increases (approximately doubles),
then switch back to
GEN.
d.
MAIN
BUS
TIE
Circuit Breaker (copilot's main
bus)
- Reset.
FAA
APPROVED
4-30-76
REISSUED
2-25-81,
CHANGE
10
2-25
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