Cessna 182S Pilot Operating Handbook page 349

SECTION 9 - SUPPLEMENTS
SUPPLEMENT 15 - FAA APPROVED
CESSNA
MODEL 182S
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AMPLIFIED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
The following paragraphs are presented to supply additional
information for the purpose of providing the pilot with a more
complete understanding of the recommended course of action for
an emergency situation,
1, An autopilot or autotrim malfunction occurs when there is an
uncommanded deviation in the airplane flight path or when
there is abnormal control wheel or trim wheel motion, In some
cases, and especially for autopilot trim, there may be little to
no airplane motion, yet the red PITCH TRIM annunciator
(airplane annunciator panel) may illuminate and an alert tone
may sound,
The primary concern in reacting to an autopilot or autopilot
trim malfunction, or to an automatic disconnect of the
autopilot, is in maintaining control of the airplane, Immediately
grasp the control wheel and press and hold down the AlP
DISCrrRIM INT switch throughout the recovery, Manipulate
the controls as required to safely maintain operation of the
airplane within all of its operating limitations, Elevator trim
should be used manually as needed to relieve control forces,
Locate and pull the AUTO PILOT circuit breaker on the
right hand circuit breaker panel to completely disable the
autopilot system,
2, A manual electric trim malfunction may be recognized by
illumination of the red PITCH TRIM annunciator, accompanied
by an alert tone, or by unusual trim wheel motions with the
autopilot OFF, without pilot actuation of the manual electric
trim switches, As with an autopilot malfunction , the first
concern following a manual electric trim malfunction is
maintaining control of the airplane, Grasp the control wheel
firmly and press and hold down the AlP DISCiTRIM INT
switch, Locate and pull the AUTO PILOT circuit breaker on
the right hand circuit breaker panel.
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