Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › IX. Emergency Operations › Task C. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

CA.IX.C.K2a

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System and equipment malfunctions specific to the aircraft, including:

Electrical malfunction

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-13
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › System Malfunctions › Electrical System
System Malfunctions Electrical System The loss of electrical power can deprive the pilot of numerous critical systems, and therefore should not be taken lightly even in day/visual flight rules (VFR) conditions. Most in-flight failures of the electrical system…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-10
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › In-Flight Fire › Cabin Fire
result from one of three sources: (1) careless smoking on the part of the pilot and/or passengers; (2) electrical system malfunctions; or (3) heating system malfunctions. A fire in the cabin presents the pilot with two immediate demands: attacking…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 7-31
Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Electrical System
light that, when lighted, indicates a discharge in the system as a generator/alternator malfunction. Refer to the AFM/POH for appropriate action to be taken. Another electrical monitoring indicator is a loadmeter. This type of gauge has a scale beginning with…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 7-29
Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Heating System › Exhaust Heating Systems
switch is provided on all combustion heaters, which is wired into the heater’s electrical system to shut off the fuel in the case of malfunction. In the unlikely event that the heater fuel solenoid, located at the heater, remains…
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. C-2
Appendix C. SMALL UAS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BEST PRACTICES › C.3 For Category 4 record retention requirements, see Chapter 8, paragraph 8.3.7.4.1
continued safe flight operations. 5. Smell of electrical burning or arcing Further inspect to determine source of the possible electrical malfunction. An electrical hazard may pose a risk of fire or extreme heat negatively impacting aircraft structures, aircraft performance characteristics ... Visual indications of electrical burning or arcing (black soot tracings, sparking) Further inspect to determine source of the possible electrical malfunction. An electrical hazard may pose a risk of fire or extreme heat negatively impacting aircraft structures, aircraft performance characteristics…