GRUMMAN AMERICAN
FOR TRAINING USE ONLY – SECTION 3
MODEL GA-7/COUGAR
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
3-15
Issued: April 10, 1978
LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES
LANDING GEAR FAILS TO RETRACT
NOTE
Do not exceed 145 KIAS with landing gear extended.
1)
Master Switch – ON.
2)
Landing Gear Control – Check in RETRACT (up) position.
3)
Circuit Breakers – Check, LG breaker IN.
4)
Emergency Gear Extension Handle – FULL IN.
5)
Landing Gear Control – EXTEND (down) position.
6)
Landing Gear Lights – Check green ON.
7)
Airspeed – Reduce to 100 KIAS or less.
8)
Landing Gear Control – Recycle to RETRACT (up) position.
If gear still fails to retract:
9)
Landing Gear Control – EXTEND (down) position. Leave in EXTEND position.
LANDING GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND
1)
Master Switch – ON.
2)
NAV LTS Switch – OFF.
3)
Landing Gear Control – Check in EXTEND (down) position.
4)
Circuit Breakers – Check LG breaker IN.
If landing gear still fails to extend:
5)
Circuit Breaker – Pull LG breaker out.
6)
Emergency Gear Extension Handle – Pull.
NOTE
If the airplane is in yawed flight, one main landing gear may not lock down. To
position the gear in the down and locked position, return the airplane to
coordinated flight or yaw in the opposite direction.