Engine Problems In Flight - Diamond DA 40 Flight Manual

Emergency
Procedures

3.2.3 ENGINE PROBLEMS IN FLIGHT

(a) Engine Running Roughly
An engine which is running very roughly can lead to the loss
%
of the propeller. If the engine is running roughly operation
%
should only be continued if there is no other alternative.
%
1. Airspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 KIAS (1200 kg, 2646 lb)
2. Electrical fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check ON
3. Fuel tank selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check selected tank
4. Engine instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check
5. Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check
6. RPM lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check
7. Mixture control lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . set for smooth running
8. Alternate Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPEN
9. Ignition status light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check (only if the electronic
10. Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check BOTH
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WARNING
Rev. 8 01-Dec-2010
DA 40 AFM
73 KIAS (1150 kg, 2535 lb)
68 KIAS (1000 kg, 2205 lb)
60 KIAS (850 kg, 1874 lb)
ignition control unit is
installed)
Doc. # 6.01.01-E