Mooney M20R - Emergency Procedure; Ground Handling; Towing; Warmup and Taxiing

MOONEY
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
M20R
SERVICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
9-00-00
GROUND
HANDLING
9-10-00
-TOWING
4.
Check
operation
of
gyro
instruments
and
turn
coordinator
during
turns.
Use
a
towbar
for
moving
aircraft.
The
towbar
attaches
5.
Check
engine
instruments
for
any
sluggish
to
nose
gear
crossbar.
One
man can
move
the
aircraft
response
to
engine
control
movements.
Repair
any
dis-
provided
ground
surface
is
relatively
smooth
and tires
crepancies
found.
are
properly
inflated.
When
no
towbar
is
available,
or
EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
when
assistance
in
moving
aircraft
is
required, push
by
9-30-00
hand:
(1)
on
wing
leading
edges,
(2)
on
wing tips,
and
1.
Engine
Fire
During
Starting.
(3)
on
inboard
portion
of
propeller
blades
adjacent
to
A.
Continue
cranking engine
with
starter.
propeller
hub.
Towing
aircraft
by
tractor
or
other
B.
Set mixture
control
at
IDLE
CUTOFF.
powered
equipment
is
NOT
RECOMMENDED.
C.
Turn fuel
selector handle to
OFF
position.
D.
Open
throttle to
FULL.
CAUTION
E.
Turn Master
Switch OFF
Exercise
care
not to
turn
gose
wheelpast
its
F.
Push
cabin heat
control
OFF.
normal
swivel
angle
of
11
leg
or
13-
right
of
G.
If
fire
is
not
extinguished,
proceed
as
follows:
center.
Exceeding
the
turn
limits
shown
on
turn
indicator
may
cause
structural
damage.
(1)
Turn
electrical switches
OFF.
(2)
Discharge
fire
extinguisher
into
engine
CAUTION
compartment
through
nose
cowl
openings
and
through
Maximum
allowable
damage
to
nose
gear
leg
lower
engine
cowl
openings.
assembly
is
1/32
inch
dent.
(3)
Call
for
fire-fighting equipment.
2.
Fuselage
or
Wheel Well
Fire.
In
case
of
fire
in
9-20-00
WARMUP
AND
TAXIING
wheel well
(or
in
cabin
or
fuselage
area),
turn
all
fuel,
Before
attempting
to
warmup
or
taxi
aircraft,
ground
electrical,
and
ignition
controls
to
OFF
position
before
personnel
should
be
checked out
by
qualified pilots
or
evacuating
aircraft
to
extinguish
flames.
other
responsible
personnel.
3.
Electrical Fire.
Circuit
breakers
(or
circuit-breaker
1. Start
and
warmup
engine.
(Refer
to
POH/AFM.)
switches),
that
automatically interrupt
flow
of
power
2.
Taxi
foMlard
a
few feet
and
check
brake
effective-
when
an
overload
or
short circuit
occurs,
protect
all
ness.
electrical
circuits
(except
the
ignition-starter
circuits).
In
3.
While
taxiing,
make
shallow turns
to test
nose
the event
of
an
electrical
fire,
immediately
turn
Master
gear
steering.
and Alternator
Field switches
OFF.
Make
sure
only
a
fire
extinguisher
approved
for electrical
fires is used.
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