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Airplane Flight Manual XA42
AFM-XA42-0040-002-A.01
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Chapter 03 24.01.2011
3. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.1.1 GENERAL
This section contains the checklist and procedures coping with emergencies that may occur.
This checklist must be followed in emergencies to ensure maximum safety for the crew and/or aircraft.
The knowledge of these procedures will enable the aircrew to better cope with an emergency. The
steps should be performed in the listed sequence. However the procedures do not restrict the aircrew
from taking any additional action necessary to deal with the emergency.
3.1.2 GENERAL BEHAVIOR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
In any emergency situation, contact should be established with a ground station as soon as possible
after completing the initial corrective action. Include position, altitude, heading, speed, nature of the
emergency and pilot's intentions in the first transmission. There after the ground station should be
kept informed of the progress of the flight and of any changes or developments in the emergency.
Three basic rules apply to most emergencies and should be observed by the pilot:
1. Maintain aircraft control
2. Analyze the situation and initiate proper action
3. Land as soon as possible/as soon as practical
The meaning of "as soon as possible" and "as soon as practical" as used in this section is as follows:
Land AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (ASAP)
Emergency conditions are urgent and require an immediate landing at the nearest
suitable airfield, considering also other factors, such as weather conditions and
aircraft mass.
Land AS SOON AS PRACTICAL
Emergency conditions are less urgent and in the aircrews judgment the flight may be
safely continued to an airfield where more adequate facilities are available.
Make only one attempt to restore an automatically disconnected power source or reset or replace an
automatically disconnected circuit breaker that affects flight operations or safety. Each repetitive
attempt to restore an automatically disconnected power source or the resetting of an automatically
disconnected circuit breaker can result in progressively worse effects.
WARNING