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Section 3
Cirrus Design
Emergency Procedures
SR20
• WARNING •
If airplane is in day VFR conditions and turning off the master
switches eliminated the fire situation, leave the master
switches OFF. Do not attempt to isolate the source of the fire
by checking each individual electrical component.
9. Bat-Alt Master Switches ............................................................ ON
10. Avionics Power Switch .............................................................. ON
11. Activate required systems one at a time. Pause several seconds
between activating each system to isolate malfunctioning system.
Continue flight to earliest possible landing with malfunctioning
system off. Activate only the minimum amount of equipment
necessary to complete a safe landing.
Emergency Descent
1. Power Lever ............................................................................ IDLE
2. Mixture ................................................................... AS REQUIRED
• Caution •
If significant turbulence is expected do not descend at
indicated airspeeds greater than V
NO
(165 KIAS)
3. Airspeed ................................................................. V
NE
(200 KIAS)
Inadvertent Spiral Dive During IMC Flight
1. Power Lever ............................................................................ IDLE
2. Stop the spiral dive by using coordinated aileron and rudder
control while referring to the attitude indicator and turn coordinator
to level the wings.
3. Cautiously apply elevator back pressure to bring airplane to level
flight attitude.
4. Trim for level flight.
5. Set power as required.
6. Use autopilot if functional otherwise keep hands off control yoke,
use rudder to hold constant heading.
7. Exit IMC conditions as soon as possible.
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