Having been there, done that - here are few
suggestions, Al
1. First thing, establish best glide
speed
2. Second thing, push NST button on GPS to locate
nearest airfield
3. Turn aircraft to heading of
selected airfield showing on GPS (this so while you are messing
around with other things you are also getting
closer to a possible safe landing {:> ) Recommend
the airfield that is downwind of your location (if distances are
nearly the same between airfield choices)
4. Announce on radio your predicament
and intentions - don't end up in a long conversation, you've got other
things to do, but at least somebody may hear you and can start a search in
the right area - if heaven forbid -that should be come
necessary.
Don't wait to do these things else you could get
so tied up in your trouble shooting that you may wait too
late.
5. Determine if a fuel problem - if you
have normal fuel pressure showing - the odds are its not a fuel
associated problem but something else
If fuel pressure is down
then
a. Turn on Boost
pump
b. Select alternative fuel
tank (learned that one the hard way)
c. Turn on Alternate EFI
pump (if not already on)
if not a fuel problem then likely a controller or
electrically associated problem (unlikely a leaking injector would cause the
engine to quit - I had one that would stick wide open in flight and while
you noticed the effect the engine did not stop running)
6. Select Alternate Controller
B
7. Check system voltage
8. Switch to Alternative battery (if you have
one)
9. Reset any popped Circuit
breaker
10. Temporarily turn on the cold start switch (I
had this actually give me approx 30 sec more engine run time although I am
not certain why)
11. At some point - STOP your trouble
shooting efforts and concentrate on making the selected airfield. Land
downwind if need be (depends of course on how much wind)
12. Accomplish your pretouch down check
list (gear down!, fuel selector off, master switch off before
touch down)
13. At all times "FLY THE
AIRCRAFT"!!!
I'm sure others can add to the
list
Ed
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Sent:
Friday, May 12, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject:
[FlyRotary] Emergency Checklist
You’ve got Tracy’s EC2 and
EM2. You’re flying along and the engine suddenly quits. After you
establish glide, think about which way to head for possible landing –
What’s the first thing you do? Second thing?
Electrical still
on
Possible
failures:
Fuel
pump
ECU
One set of injectors
out
Fuel supply interrupted
(broken/plugged)
MAP sensor line broken
(Would engine stop, or just get very rich?)
????
I think: turn on
backup pump and switch to controller B. Check for fuel pressure, if
not, set up for landing. If so, try restart. No start, turn
off one set of injectors. Still no start; switch to other set. Then
??
Anyway, just thinking out
loud. It would be helpful to see emergency checklists regarding
engine issues from some of you guys flying.
Tracy, you’re first (well, you
can decline). And maybe one of you other guys who has also chosen not to
fly through the prop wash (Can’t see whether prop turns or
not).
Thanks,
Al