SECTION 3
PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
EMERCENCY PROCEDURES
PA.2&ItI, ARCHEN
II
If sufficient
altitude
has
beengain€d to
attempta restart, maintain
a safe
airsp€ed and switch the fuel scl.ctorto
anothcr tank
containingfuel.
Check
the electric fu€l
pump
to
insure
that ir is
ON and that the
mixture is RICH.
Th. ca.buretor heat should be
ONand the
primerchecked
to insurc that
it is
locked.
If engin€ failure was
caused by fucl
exhaustion,
power
will nor be
regaincd after
switching iuel tanks until
the empty fuel lines
are fil)ed. This
may requlre üp ro ren seconcrs.
Ifpowcr is not rcgained,
proc€ed
with the Power
Off Landing
procedure
(r€fer
to the emcrgency chcck
list and Paragraph
3.13).
3.1I ENGINE
POWER LOSS IN
FLIGHT
Compl€te engioe
powcr
loss
is usuallycaused
by fuel flow
interruption
and
power
will be restor€d shorrly
after fü€l flow is
restored. lf
flower
loss
occurs at
a low altitude, the first
step is to
preparefor
an€mergency
landing
(refer
to Paragraph
3.13). An airipeed-of;t
bast 76 KtÄS
sirould b;
maintained.
If altitude
pcrmits,
switch
the iuel
selector to
another tank containinc
fu€l and lurn the elecrric
fuel
pump
ON. Move rhe
rnixrure conrrol
lo RlCg
and
the carburetor h€at to
ON. Check
ih€ engine
puges
for an indication
of
thc causc
of the
power
loss.
Check to insure
the
prim€r
is locked. Ifno
fuel
pressure
h indicaled. chcck rhe
rank sclecror
posirion
to
be sure ir rs
on a
tank conEining
fuel.
When
power
is
restored move the
carburcror
heat to the
OFF
position
and lurn
OFF the ele.tric fuel
pump.
. .lf
th€
preceding
st€ps
do nol restore
power,
pr€pare
for an emergency
lanorng,
lf
time
permirs,
rurn
the ignition
switch ro
L then to R rh€n
back lo
BOTH.
Move thc throttle and
mixture
control levers ro
different
settincs.
This
may revore
power
if rhe
problem
i. roo
flch or too lean
a mirture oirf
there is
a
partial
fuel system
restriction.
Try other
fuel |anks. Water
in rh€
,
fuel
could
lake some lime ro
be ubed
up.and altowinglheenginero\rindmill
I
may reslore power.
Ir
power
loss
is due to water.
fuel
pressure
indicarions
will
be normal.
REPORT:
VB-rr20
3-10
ISSUED:
JULY
2, 1979
RtvlSEDr
MAY 29,
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