Mooney M20J 1978, Pilot Operating Handbook

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UNLATCHED I N
the cabin
is
not locked it may come
flight. T h i s may occur during or just a f t e r take- off.
The door will t r a i l i n a position approximately
3 i n c h e s
open, but t h e flight c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the a i r p l a n e will
not be affected. Return t o the field
in
a
n o r m a l m a n n e r .
practicable, during t h e landing flare- out have
a
passen-
g e r t h e door t o prevent it f r o m swinging open.
If it i s deemed i m p r a c t i c a l t o and t h e door
can be closed in flight, a f t e r reaching a s a f e altitude, by
the p r o c e d u r e s :
S l o w t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y
2. Open t h e s t o r m window t o cabin a i r p r e s s u r e .
3. t o t h e r i g h t .
4 . apply rudder (which will i n
a and close the door,
L O S S
r e d warning steadily,
the r a d i o and then t u r n m a s t e r switch
off and oaa t o r e s e t t h e voltage If the voltage
light c o m e s on again the a l t e r n a t o r field c i r c u i t
out. equipment not e s s e n t i a l
flight should be t u r n e d off and the flight t e r m i n a t e d a s
soon a s p r a c t i c a l t o c o r r e c t malfunction. A flashing
voltage indicates low voltage caused by a n a l t e r -
malfunction, belt slippage, o r tripped b r e a k e r .
r e s e t t i n g the a l t e r n a t o r field b r e a k e r does not r e s t o r e t h e
a l t e r n a t o r , t u r n off e l e c t r i c a l equipment not e s s e n t i a l
the flight and t e r m i n a t e the flight
as
soon a s p r a c t i c a l ,
tripped main a l t e r n a t o r c i r c u i t b r e a k e r
only be caused by
a
s h o r t e d a l t e r n a t o r c i r c u i t
cannot be c o r r e c t e d by resetting t h e
b r e a k e r . T h i s should be verified by