SECTION 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
EASA Approved
TBM
700
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
Page 3.7.3
Edition 1 -- November 30, 2010
Rev. 0
3.7 -- EMERGENCY LANDINGS
LANDING WITH UNLOCKED MAIN
LANDING GEAR (1/2)
1 -- Ask control tower or another airplane to visually check landing gear
position
CAUTION
IF ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR IS NOT DOWN, IT IS
BETTER TO LAND WITH GEAR UP.
If defective gear is down but unlocked :
2 -- ”BLEED VALVE” switch
OFF
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3 -- ”DUMP” switch
ACTUATED
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4 -- Maintain tank selector on defective landing gear side to lighten
corresponding wing [maximum fuel unbalance 25 us gal (95 litres)]
5 -- Choose a runway with headwind or crosswind blowing from
defective gear side
6 -- Align the airplane to land on the runway edge opposite to the
defective landing gear
7 -- Land and set nose gear immediately on ground to assure lateral
control
8 -- Use full aileron during roll--out to lift the wing with the defective
landing gear
9 -- Preferably do not use reverse
10 -- Complete taxiing with a slight turn toward defective landing gear