F
LIGHT
M
ANUAL
Date
:
Issue 3: 25
th
May 2010
3-7
P92-JS
SECTI ON 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
OTHER EMERGENCIES
UNINTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS
1.
Get away from icing conditions by changing altitude or direction of flight
in order to reach an area with warmer external temperature.
2.
Avoid possible freeze-up of control surfaces by recurrently moving them.
3.
Carb heat:
ON
4.
Increase RPMs to avoid ice formation on propeller blades.
5.
Cabin heat:
ON
In case of ice formation on wing leading edge, stall speed may
increase.
CARBURETOR HEAT
AT TAKEOFF
At takeoff, given the unlikely possibility of ice formation at full throttle,
carburetor heat is normally OFF.
IN FLIGHT
With external temperatures below 15° C, or on rainy days or with humid,
cloudy, hazy or foggy conditions or whenever a power loss is detected, turn
carb heat to ON until engine power is back to normal.
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
Electric power supply system malfunctions may be avoided by carrying out
inspections as scheduled and prescribed in the Service Manual. Causes for
malfunctions are hard to establish but, in any case, problems of this nature must be
dealt with immediately. The following may occur:
WARNING
