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DA40 TDI 

 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 

 

15.04.2017 

Diamond Flight Training 

Page 6 

Edition # 11 

Does not replace the Airplane Flight Manual 

ELECTRIC FIRE / SMOKE IN FLIGHT 

1

 

Emergency switch .................................... ON 

2

 

Avionic master ........................................ OFF 

3

 

Electric master........................................ OFF 

4

 

Cabin heat.............................................. OFF 

5

 

Emergency window............. OPEN as necessary 

6

 

Canopy ........................UNLATCH as necessary 

Land ASAP 

SUSPICION OF CARBON MONOXIDE 

1

 

Cabin heat & defrost ................................ OFF 

2

 

Ventilation............................................ OPEN 2 

3

 

Emergency windows .............................. OPEN 

4

 

Airspeed...................................max 120 KIAS 

5

 

Canopy .......................................... UNLATCH 5 

Push up and lock in cooling gap position 

UNDER / OVER VOLTAGE 

1

 

Essential bus ........................................... ON 

Land ASAP 

TOTAL ELECTRIC FAIL 

1

 

Circuit breakers......................... CHECK ALL IN 

2

 

Essential bus ........................................... ON 

If no success: 

3

 

Emergency switch .................................... ON 

4

 

Flood light, if necessary............................. ON 

5

 

Power .................................................... SET 5 

according power lever position and/or engine noise 

6

 

Flaps ..................................VERIFY POSITION 

Land ASAP 

 
 

Summary of Contents for Diamond Star DA40 TDI

Page 1: ...The system of assigning Edition is as follows if the revision affects all types a new edition without a decimal figure will be assigned to all of the checklists if the revision does not affect all types the affected checklists will get subsequent decimal figures until a major revision affecting all checklists is issued Have a lot of nice flights and happy landings Peter Schmidleitner Comments expl...

Page 2: ...ugh Engine and or Power Loss updated Comments explaining Edition 17 Preflight Procedures Page 2 Parking brake chocks towbar added Normal Procedures Page 8 Parking Check item 3 Text of ELT check revised Comments explaining Edition 17 1 Normal Procedures Page 4 Engine Start Procedure Prop Area CLEAR placed on top ...

Page 3: ... or any training or procedures required by any regulatory or advisory bodies This checklist may not contain all procedures shown in the Airplane Flight Manual For a comprehensive listing of all procedures consult the Airplane Flight Manual Use of the checklist is at the user s sole risk and discretion Any possible liability of Diamond Flight Training and or Diamond Aircraft for any damages injury ...

Page 4: ...ttom surface stall strips Drain fuel sump Stall warning Fuel vent Fuel filler cap Pitot static probe cover removed Wing tip position light Static dischargers Aileron freedom of movement hinges control linkage security Wing flap Left fuselage Canopy left side Rear door Fuselage left side Antennas Tail Elevator rudder freedom of movement hinges Trim tab Tail skid lower fin Static dischargers Right f...

Page 5: ...ches OFF 12 13 Pitot heat OFF 13 14 Alternate static CLOSED 14 15 Emergency switch OFF GUARDED 15 16 ECU swap AUTO 16 17 Engine Master OFF 17 18 Instrument flood light OFF 18 19 Gyro slave switch SLAVE 19 20 Flap selector UP 20 21 Electric Master ON 21 22 Annunciator Panel Eng instr CHECKED 22 23 Acknowledge button PRESS 23 24 Low coolant warning Light CHECKED OFF 24 25 Rudder pedals ADJUSTED 25 2...

Page 6: ... Warm up time START 3 Warm up Idle 2 minutes 1400RPM until OT 50 C and CT 60 C 4 Pitot heat ON annunciation Amps checked 4 5 Pitot heat OFF 5 6 Avionics master ON 6 7 VHF COM NAV GPS SET 7 AUTOPILOT TEST DISCONN press check electric trim not working AP ON check overpowering servos DISCONN press check AP off 8 Autopilot test COMPLETED 8 9 Flood light CHECKED ON as required 9 10 Position lights ON a...

Page 7: ... O SET 9 10 Flaps CHECKED T O 10 11 Flight controls CHECKED 11 12 Power lever IDLE 12 13 ECU test PERFORM 13 ECU TEST ECU test button press and hold ECU backup unsafe light flashing ECU A B Caution lights flashing ECU B Caution lights flashing prop cycling ECU A Caution lights flashing prop cycling All ECU caution lights extinguished ECU backup unsafe light extinguished ECU test button release 14 ...

Page 8: ...P PROCEDURE Landing light ON Approach sector CLEAR Runway IDENTIFIED Power lever max 100 10 sec CHECK RPM OP LOAD Fuel flow Rotate at 59 kt AFTER TAKE OFF PROCEDURE After passing safe altitude Flaps UP Landing light OFF Edition 17 1 Does not replace the Airplane Flight Manual ...

Page 9: ...d Maximum fuel unbalance Long range tank 9 USG DESCENT APPROACH CHECK 1 Landing data RECEIVED 1 2 Altimeters 3 SET 2 3 COM NAV GPS SET 3 4 Directional gyro SET 4 5 Seatbelts FASTENED 5 6 Fuel transfer AS REQUIRED 6 End of Checklist BEFORE LANDING PROCEDURE Downwind latest base leg Flaps T O Landing light ON On final Flaps LDG GO AROUND PROCEDURE Power MAX Flaps T O Continue with take off profile E...

Page 10: ...OFF 8 9 Electric Master OFF 9 10 Interior light CHECKED OFF 10 11 Start key REMOVED 11 End of Checklist OPERATING SPEEDS KIAS 850 kg 1000 kg 1150 kg Best gliding angle Flaps UP 60 68 73 Best angle of climb VX Best rate of climb VY 54 60 66 Cruising climb speed 60 68 73 Rotating speed 49 55 59 Max flap speed VFE T O 108 Max flap speed VFE LDG 91 Landing speed Flaps UP 60 68 73 Landing speed Flaps L...

Page 11: ...nd page 5 Fire smoke in continued TKOF page 5 Engine fire in flight page 5 Electric fire smoke in flight page 6 Other Emergencies Fuel transfer pump u s page 3 Suspicion of carbon monoxide page 6 EMERGENCY LANDING 1 Airspeed 73 68 60 KIAS 1 2 ATC INFORM 2 3 Emergency fuel valve OFF 3 4 Engine Master OFF 4 On final 5 Flaps LDG 5 6 Safety harnesses TIGHT 6 7 Electric master switch OFF 7 Edition 11 D...

Page 12: ...and ASAP Do not try to lock the rear door in flight TRIM FAIL AUTOPILOT TRIM FAIL 1 AP DISC switch red button PRESS 1 2 AP circuit breaker PULL 2 ROUGH ENGINE AND OR POWER LOSS 1 Airspeed 73 68 60 KIAS 1 2 Power lever MAX 2 3 Engine caution light check 3 If ON CHECK CED 4 Alternate air in icing conditions OPEN 4 5 Main tank fuel quantity CHECK 5 6 Fuel transfer pump ON 6 7 Emergency fuel valve CHE...

Page 13: ...N 9 10 Avionic master ON 10 POWERED ENGINE START 1 Gliding airspeed 73 68 60 KIAS 1 2 Pressure Altitude max 6000 ft 2 3 Engine master OFF 3 4 Power lever IDLE 4 5 Emergency fuel valve CHECK NORMAL 5 6 Alternate air OPEN 6 7 Fuel transfer pump ON 7 8 Avionic master OFF 8 9 Electric master ON 9 10 Engine master ON 10 11 Glow indication CHECK ON wait for OFF 11 12 Electric master START 12 13 Avionic ...

Page 14: ...3 If no success Land ASAP RPM OVERSPEED 1 Power lever ADJUST to max 2300 RPM 1 2 Flaps UP 2 3 Airspeed 73 KIAS 3 4 Power lever AS REQUIRED 4 but do not exceed 2300 RPM 5 ECU swap ECU B 5 If no success 6 ECU swap AUTO 6 Land ASAP If increased climb rate required 7 Flaps T O 7 8 Airspeed 66 KIAS 8 9 Power lever ADJUST to max 2300 RPM 9 RPM UNDERSPEED 1 Power lever AS REQUIRED 1 2 ECU swap ECU B 2 If...

Page 15: ...D TKOF 1 Cabin heat OFF 1 Land ASAP When landing assured 2 Emergency fuel valve OFF 2 3 Fuel transfer pump OFF 3 4 Engine master OFF 4 5 Electric master OFF 5 6 Emergency window OPEN as necessary 6 7 Canopy UNLATCH as necessary 7 ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT 1 Cabin heat OFF 1 2 Emergency landing PREPARE 2 3 Airspeed 73 68 60 KIAS 3 4 ATC INFORM 4 5 Emergency window OPEN as necessary 5 6 Canopy UNLATCH a...

Page 16: ...necessary 6 Land ASAP SUSPICION OF CARBON MONOXIDE 1 Cabin heat defrost OFF 1 2 Ventilation OPEN 2 3 Emergency windows OPEN 3 4 Airspeed max 120 KIAS 4 5 Canopy UNLATCH 5 Push up and lock in cooling gap position UNDER OVER VOLTAGE 1 Essential bus ON 1 Land ASAP TOTAL ELECTRIC FAIL 1 Circuit breakers CHECK ALL IN 1 2 Essential bus ON 2 If no success 3 Emergency switch ON 3 4 Flood light if necessar...

Page 17: ...e 9 FUEL temperature high low page 9 COOLANT temperature high low page 10 GEAR temperature high page 10 GENERATOR yellow range page 10 VOLT low high page 10 ENGINE ENG PARAMETER S OUT OF GREEN RANGE Check Compact Engine Display CED 125 Check Auxiliary Engine Display AED 125 Press Acknowledge button If an indication is outside of green range continue with appropriate INDICATIONS OUTSIDE OF GREEN RA...

Page 18: ...LIGHT Press ECU TEST button for more than 2 seconds If ECU B caution message re appears or cannot be reset Land ASAP If EDU B caution message can be reset Continue flight Engine must be serviced after LDG LOW VOLTS BUS VOLTAGE TOO LOW Remark possible reasons are malfunction of electrical supply RPM too low Check circuit breakers On ground Increase RPM If light still ON Terminate flight preparation...

Page 19: ...may be faulty watch temperatures If outside of green range Reduce power Be prepared for engine fail be prepared for emergency landing Oil pressure OP low Reduce power Be prepared for loss of oil and engine fail be prepared for emergency landing Oil temperature OT high Check oil pressure If too low Reduce power Be prepared for loss of oil and engine fail be prepared for emergency landing If in gree...

Page 20: ...reen range land ASAP If WATER LEVEL ON Reduce power Expect loss of coolant fluid Be prepared for emergency landing Coolant temperature CT low Remark During low power descent from high altitude coolant temperature may decrease Check WATER LEVEL caution light If WATER LEVEL ON Reduce power Expect loss of coolant fluid Be prepared for emergency landing Gear temperature GT high Reduce power Increase a...

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