Fighters Anthology
Emergency Checklists
AILERON DAMAGE
Symptom REDUCED ROLL AUTHORITY
Stick CHECK SECURITY
Proceed to Control Surface Damage checklist
AIRFRAME DAMAGE
Warning system reports "Airframe Damage"
LIMIT MANOEUVERING LIMIT TO < 3 G
LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Proceed to Control Surface Damage checklist
Bingo Fuel
Symptom In a 2 seat a/c your backseater will call "BINGO FUEL"
Heading TOWARDS BASE
Altitude 10 - 20,000 FEET
Speed 75 % RPM
Fuel State MONITOR
Catapult Failure
Two happy Naval aviators who have survived the dreaded "Cat failure"
PROCEED TO EJECTION CHECKLIST
Compressor Damage
Symptom: High pitched whining sound
Throttle RETARD TO 25 %
Engine Temp CHECK
Hydraulics CHECK
Land As soon as possible
Control Surface Damage
Symptom: Erratic response to all control inputs
Column and Rudders CHECK SECURITY
If a/c is still responding abnormally:
Pitch 5 DEGREE CLIMB
Airspeed SET BELOW 350 KTS
Ordnance JETTISON shift k
Fuel tanks JETTISON shift j
Land AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
If a/c control cannot be maintained Engage Autopilot A
If Autopilot cannot gain control PROCEED TO EJECTION CHECKLIST
WARNING Do not attempt landing with control surface damage as the result is usually a bad crash!
EJECTION is mandatory in these circumstances:
Aircraft is in a descending attitude and cannot be leveled out
Stall below 5,000 ft
Spin below 10,000 ft
Engine fire
Action Key
0 - 400 kts SAFE
400 - 600 kts UNSAFE
> 600 kts FATAL
If time allows:
HEAD TOWARDS THE SEA OR UNPOPULATED AREAS
SLOW TO < 400 KTSB
At low level
Pitch UP 20 DEGREES
This imparts a higher trajectory to the ejection seat than ejecting from level flight
PREFERRED ALT > 10,000 FT
PULL EJECTION HANDLE Shift E
Elevator Damage
ACTION KEYS
Symptom: Reduced pitch authority
Control Column CHECK SECURITY
Pitch 5 DEG CLIMB
Proceed to Control Surface Damage checklist
Engine Overtemp
Throttle 10 %
Temp CHECK AND MONITOR
Adjust throttle to the max setting where engine temp stabilises
CAUTION: Advancing the throttle again on the affected engine may cause further damage
If TEMP increases:
Throttle to 0 %
PROCEED TO EJECTION CHECKLIST
If TEMP stabilises
LAND IMMEDIATELY
LISTEN FOR ENGINE FIRE WARNINGS
ENGINE FIRE
Warning system reports: "Engine Fire"
Throttle 0 %
PROCEED TO EJECTION CHECKLIST
Combustion failure in a turbine engine usually occurs due to disruption of the air intake flow. This might be caused by:
Flying into turbulence at low level
Entering or crossing the jet wake of another a/c
High angle of attack manoeuvres
Proximity to detonating ordnance
Flameout
REDUCE AOA WITH FORWARD STICK
RESTART ENGINE
Fuel Pump Damage
Warning system reports FUEL PUMP DAMAGE
Throttle 10 %
Fuel State CHECK AND MONITOR
Engine Temp CHECK AND MONITOR
Damage CHECK D
Heading
(Check the map display) FOR NEAREST AIRPORT
Altitude CLIMB AT 5 DEGREES
Hydraulic Lines Damaged
CHECK AND MONITOR HYDRAULIC PRESSURE
SET A HEADING TO NEAREST FRIENDLY BASE
CLIMB TO 10,000 FT
SET MAX SPEED
PITCH UP 2 - 5 DEGREES
The following systems will be unavailable when Hydraulic pressure drops to zero:
GEAR, FLAPS, STICK, BRAKE
As you approach a friendly base:
STEER WITH RUDDERS
CONTROL RATE OF DESCENT WITH THE THROTTLE
PROCEED TO EJECT CHECKLIST
Oil Pressure Drop
CHECK OIL PRESS shift 7
MONITOR ENGINE TEMP
Land as soon as possible
If OIL drops to 0 %
Proceed to EJECTION CHECKLIST
Rudder Damage
Symptom is reduced rudder authority
CHECK SECURITY OF THE RUDDER PEDALS
Proceed to CONTROL SURFACE DAMAGE checklist
Spin Recovery
IF ALTITUDE LESS THAN 10,000 FT ALTITUDE PROCEED TO EJECTION CHECKLIST
DETERMINE SPIN DIRECTION
STICK CENTRED AND FORWARD
FULL RUDDER OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF THE SPIN
WHEN YAW RATE STOPS FLY OUT OF THE UNUSUAL ATITUDE
IF STILL OUT OF CONTROL BY 10,000 FT EJECT
WARNING
Typically 10,000 feet may be lost in spin recovery, hence the SOP is to eject if a spin occurs at less than 10,000 ft. With practice however, spin recovery CAN be effected with only a 5,000 ft loss in altitude.
Stall Recovery
Stick CENTRED AND FORWARD
Rudder CENTRED
Throttle 100 % 6
PULL OUT OF THE RESULTING DIVE