Having been there, done that - here are few suggestions, Al
1. First thing, establish best glide speed
2. Second thing, push NST button on GPS to locate nearest airfield
3. Turn aircraft to heading of selected airfield showing on GPS (this so while you are messing around with other things you are also getting closer to a possible safe landing {:> ) Recommend the airfield that is downwind of your location (if distances are nearly the same between airfield choices)
4. Announce on radio your predicament and intentions - don't end up in a long conversation, you've got other things to do, but at least somebody may hear you and can start a search in the right area - if heaven forbid -that should be come necessary.
Don't wait to do these things else you could get so tied up in your trouble shooting that you may wait too late.
5. Determine if a fuel problem - if you have normal fuel pressure showing - the odds are its not a fuel associated problem but something else
If fuel pressure is down then
a. Turn on Boost pump
b. Select alternative fuel tank (learned that one the hard way)
c. Turn on Alternate EFI pump (if not already on)
if not a fuel problem then likely a controller or electrically associated problem (unlikely a leaking injector would cause the engine to quit - I had one that would stick wide open in flight and while you noticed the effect the engine did not stop running)
6. Select Alternate Controller B
7. Check system voltage
8. Switch to Alternative battery (if you have one)
9. Reset any popped Circuit breaker
10. Temporarily turn on the cold start switch (I had this actually give me approx 30 sec more engine run time although I am not certain why)
11. At some point - STOP your trouble shooting efforts and concentrate on making the selected airfield. Land downwind if need be (depends of course on how much wind)
12. Accomplish your pretouch down check list (gear down!, fuel selector off, master switch off before touch down)
13. At all times "FLY THE AIRCRAFT"!!!
I'm sure others can add to the list
Ed
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Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Emergency Checklist
You’ve got Tracy’s EC2 and EM2. You’re flying along and the engine suddenly quits. After you establish glide, think about which way to head for possible landing – What’s the first thing you do? Second thing?
Electrical still on
Possible failures:
Fuel pump
ECU
One set of injectors out
Fuel supply interrupted (broken/plugged)
MAP sensor line broken (Would engine stop, or just get very rich?)
????
I think: turn on backup pump and switch to controller B. Check for fuel pressure, if not, set up for landing. If so, try restart. No start, turn off one set of injectors. Still no start; switch to other set. Then ??
Anyway, just thinking out loud. It would be helpful to see emergency checklists regarding engine issues from some of you guys flying. Tracy, you’re first (well, you can decline). And maybe one of you other guys who has also chosen not to fly through the prop wash (Can’t see whether prop turns or not).
Thanks,
Al