Emergency Procedures

5 important questions on Emergency Procedures

Engine failure/fire after takeoff

Fly
  • Check flight path, call flight path under control
  • 200ft autopilot ON

Contain
  • Startle & surprise: gaat het?
  • 400ft: Lateral mode, Speed Intervention, Verify CON/TO/D-TO
  • Observations: EICAS, fire bell, loud bang: call out the failure and coordinate
  • Memory items
  • 800ft: close speed window
Short term plan

  • Clean-up aircraft
  • Flaps up and level off: Set ENG OUT
  • PAN PAN / MAYDAY
  • NNC
  • CL

N-1 Cruise/Driftdown

Fly
  • Check flight path: call flight path under control
Contain
  • Startle & surprise: gaat het?
  • Observaties: EICAS, fire bell, loud bang: call out the failure and coordinate
  • Memory items
Short term plan

  • Start drift-down
    • Set ENG OUT in CDU
    • Set engine out altitude on MCP
    • Airplane descends in VNAV SPD
  • PAN PAN / MAYDAY
  • Non-Normal checklist

GPWS Escape Maneuver

Disengage Autopilot
Disengage Autothrottle
Aggressively apply maximum thrust
Simultaneously roll wings level and rotate to an initial pitch attitude of 20 degrees.
Retract speedbrakes
do not change gear or flap configuration until terrain separation is assured
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TCAS RA Landing Config

Disengage autopilot and autothrottle
Flaps 20
Positive rate: Gear up

Windshear Escape Maneuver

Disengage Autopilot
Push TO/GA
Aggressively apply maximum thrust
Disconnect autothrottle
simultaneously roll wings level and rotate towards an initial pitch attitude of 15 degrees
Retract speedbrakes
Follow flight director TO/GA

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