P3C Orion Engine - Startprocedur
P3C Orion Engine - Startprocedur
**If acceleration time from start button to low RPM exceeds 60 seconds**
- Secure engine with the FUEL and IGNITION Switch
- Flight Engineer: Check that start light (SEDC) is on
- Pilot: Watch for rotation outside and call it
- Flight Engineer: Watch RPM gauge (Tach Gen) for 16%
- Flight Engineer: At 16% RPM (Tach gen) check pressure on the
bleed air manifold gauge (Inst Bus 1), must be a minimum of 25
PSI
** If start valve light fails to extinguish, or air pressure does not return to
normal**
- Pull appropriate E-handle
- Flight Engineer: Check that fuel-paralleling (MEDC) light is out
by 65%
- Copilot/ Flight engineer: Check for normal indications
- Prop caution lights out (allowable in low RPM if not first
start of the day
- Shaft horsepower positive (MEAC)
- TIT (SEAC): (Normal RPM=445-645), (Low RPM=71.073.8)