# Diamond DA40 Star — Jacob_Esparza_Diamond_Star_DA40_Emergency_Checklist

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full

> **content_gap**: Section "Engine Problems in Flight" item count differs between passes (5 vs 14); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Landing with Blown Tire" item count differs between passes (5 vs 6); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Loss In Oil Pressure" item count differs between passes (11 vs 16); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Stationary Prop Restart" item count differs between passes (15 vs 16); verify nothing was dropped.

## Engine Problems on Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle
- [ ] Brakes
- [ ] Engine
> **NOTE:** If oil pressure below green sector, turn engine off

## Engine Problems on Take Off (T/O CAN be aborted) (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle
- [ ] Brakes
**If Time Allows**
- [ ] Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] Mixture
- [ ] Ignition
- [ ] Master Switch

## Engine Problems on Take Off (T/O Cannot be aborted) (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Land Straight Ahead
- [ ] 2. Airspeed — **70 kts**
**If Time Allows**
- [ ] 3. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 4. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 5. Ignition
- [ ] 6. Throttle
- [ ] 7. Prop
- [ ] 8. Mixture
- [ ] 9. Alternate Engine Air
**If No Engine Re-start**
- [ ] 10. Emergency Landing

## Engine Problems in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Landing Spot
- [ ] 2. Airspeed — **Vglide**
- [ ] 3. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 4. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 5. Engine Instruments

## Engine Problems in Flight (cont) (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 6. Throttle
- [ ] 7. Prop
- [ ] 8. Mixture
- [ ] 9. Alternate Engine Air
- [ ] 10. Ignition
- [ ] 11. Throttle/RPM/Mixture
**If No Engine Re-Start**
- [ ] 12. Emergency Landing

## Windmilling Prop Restart (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Airspeed — **80 kts**
- [ ] 2. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 3. Ignition
- [ ] 4. Mixture
- [ ] 5. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 6. Alternate Engine Air
**If No Engine Re-Start**
- [ ] 7. Mixture
- [ ] 8. Mixture
**If Engine Still Fails to Start**
- [ ] 9. Airspeed — **Vglide**
- [ ] 10. Landing Spot
- [ ] 11. Emergency Landing

## Stationary Prop Restart (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Airspeed — **80 kts**
- [ ] 2. Electrical Equipment
- [ ] 3. Avionics Master
- [ ] 4. Master Switch (BAT)
- [ ] 5. Mixture
- [ ] 6. Fuel Tanks Selector
- [ ] 7. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 8. Alternate Engine Air
- [ ] 9. Ignition
> **NOTE:** 10. Airspeed increase to 130 kts or more causes prop to rotate and engine can be started when ignition set to BOTH.
> **NOTE:** 11. If above method used, expect altitude loss of at least 1,000 ft
**If No Engine Re-Start**
- [ ] 12. Airspeed — **Vglide**
- [ ] 13. Landing Spot
- [ ] 14. Emergency Landing

## Defective Mixture Cable/Lever (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Maintain Altitude
- [ ] 2. Test Engine at various settings during decent
> **NOTE:** 3. Go-around may become impossible with remaining power
**Engine Shut Down**
- [ ] 4. Parking Brake
- [ ] 5. Engine Instruments
- [ ] 6. Avionics Master
- [ ] 7. Electrical Equipment
- [ ] 8. Throttle Idle
- [ ] 9. Ignition
- [ ] 10. Master

## Defective Throttle Cable/Lever (EMERGENCY)

**If Sufficient Power Available**
- [ ] 1. Approach nearest airfield or suitable spot
- [ ] 2. Control Power with Prop Lever
- [ ] 3. Perform Landing with engine shut off
**No Sufficient Engine Power**
- [ ] 4. Emergency Landing

## Defective RPM Cable/Lever (EMERGENCY)

**If Sufficient Power Available**
- [ ] 1. Approach nearest airfield or suitable spot
- [ ] 2. Perform Normal Landing
> **NOTE:** 3. Go around may become impossible with remaining power
**No sufficient Power Available**
- [ ] 1. Emergency Landing

## Gliding (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Flaps
- [ ] 2. Airspeed — **Vglide (70 kts)**

## Emergency Landing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Landing Spot
> **NOTE:** If No Flat Spot Available, land on upward slope
- [ ] 2. Wind
- [ ] 3. Approach
- [ ] 4. Airspeed — **Vglide**
- [ ] 5. ATC
- [ ] 6. Fuel Tanks Selector
**When Landing is Assured**
- [ ] 7. Flaps
- [ ] 8. Seat Belts
- [ ] 9. Touchdown
- [ ] 10. Ignition and Master Switch
> **NOTE:** (If Time Allows)

## Icing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Leave Icing Area find area with higher temps
- [ ] 2. Pitot Heat
- [ ] 3. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 4. Air Distributor Lever
- [ ] 5. Prop/RPM
> **NOTE:** RPM May be operated at 2700RPM w/o limit
- [ ] 6. Alternate Engine Air
- [ ] 7. Emergency Windows
- [ ] 8. ATC
**If Pitot Heat Fails**
- [ ] 9. Alternate Static Air
- [ ] 10. Windows and Vents

## Complete Electrical System Failure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Circuit Breakers
- [ ] 2. Use Flood Light to Illuminate Cockpit
- [ ] 3. Set Power Based on Engine Noise
- [ ] 4. Prepare landing with flaps where they are
- [ ] 5. Land On Nearest Suitable field/airport

## Alternator Failure (EMERGENCY)

> **NOTE:** 1. Indicated by Annunciator panel and VM1000
- [ ] 2. Circuit Breakers
**If Circuit Breakers Ok**
- [ ] 3. Essential Bus
- [ ] 4. Voltmeter
- [ ] 5. Battery Power Available

## Functional Items with Essential Bus On (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Nav/Com 1
- [ ] 2. Transponder
- [ ] 3. Flood Light
- [ ] 4. Artificial Horizon
- [ ] 5. VM 1000 Engine Monitoring
- [ ] 6. Annunciator Panel
- [ ] 7. GPS
- [ ] 8. Landing Light
- [ ] 9. Pitot Heat
- [ ] 10. Flaps

## Squawk Codes and Freqs (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. General Emergency — **7700**
- [ ] 2. Radio Failure — **7600**
- [ ] 3. Hijacking — **7500**
- [ ] 4. On guard freq — **121.50**
- [ ] 5. Flight Watch — **122.00**

## Smoke and Fire on the Ground / Engine Fire When Starting on the Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 2. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 3. Brakes
**After Standstill**
- [ ] 4. Throttle
- [ ] 5. Master Switch (BAT)
**When Engine has Stopped**
- [ ] 6. Ignition
- [ ] 7. Canopy
- [ ] 8. Aircraft

## Electrical Fire With Smoke On Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Master Switch (BAT)
**If Engine Running**
- [ ] 2. Throttle
- [ ] 3. Mixture
**When Engine has Stopped**
- [ ] 4. Ignition
- [ ] 5. Canopy
- [ ] 6. Aircraft

## Smoke and Fire During Takeoff / Takeoff CAN Be Abandoned (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Throttle
- [ ] 2. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 3. Brakes
- [ ] 4. After Stop

## Takeoff CAN NOT Be Abandoned (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 2. Airspeed — **Vglide (70 kts)**
- [ ] 3. If insufficient altitude
- [ ] 4. Canopy

## Takeoff CAN NOT Be Abandoned (cont) (EMERGENCY)

**At a Safe Altitude**
- [ ] 5. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 6. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 7. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 8. Master Switch (BAT)
- [ ] 9. Windows
- [ ] 10. Landing

## Smoke and Fire In Flight / Engine Fire In Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 2. Landing Spot
**When Landing is Assured**
- [ ] 3. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 4. Throttle
- [ ] 5. Fuel Pump
- [ ] 6. Master Switch (BAT)
- [ ] 7. Windows
- [ ] 8. Landing

## Electrical Fire with Smoke In Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Master Switch (BAT)
- [ ] 2. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 3. Windows
- [ ] 4. Land As Soon as Possible
> **CAUTION:** When BAT master off all electrical and gyro instruments won’t work
> **NOTE:** If smoke is extreme, canopy can be unlatched to vent cockpit

## Landing with Blown Tire (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. ATC
> **NOTE:** 2. Land on the side of runway where good tire is located (i.e. Blown right tire, land on left side of runway
> **NOTE:** 3. Land with wing low (wing where good tire is)
- [ ] 4. Control
- [ ] 5. Brakes

## Landing with Defective Brakes (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Fuel Tank Selector
- [ ] 2. Mixture
- [ ] 3. Ignition
- [ ] 4. Master Switch

## Suspicion of Carbon Monoxide (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Cabin Heat
- [ ] 2. Ventilation
- [ ] 3. Windows
- [ ] 4. Canopy

## Overvoltage (EMERGENCY)

> **NOTE:** 1. Voltage meter must be at or above 32 volts for overvoltage
- [ ] 2. Essential Bus
- [ ] 3. Master Switch (ALT)
- [ ] 4. Master Switch (BAT)
- [ ] 5. Pitot Heat

## Starter Malfunction (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Throttle
- [ ] 2. Mixture
- [ ] 3. Ignition Switch
- [ ] 4. Master Switch

## Loss In Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Annunciator Panel
- [ ] 2. Oil Pressure Gauge
- [ ] 3. Oil Temperature
> **NOTE:** If oil pressure below green sector and oil temperature is normal
- [ ] 4. Annunciator Panel
- [ ] 5. Oil temperature
- [ ] 6. CHT temperature
> **NOTE:** If oil pressure below green sector and CHT as well as Oil Temp Rises
- [ ] 7. Engine Power
- [ ] 8. Land as soon as possible
- [ ] 9. Prepare for emergency landing

## Loss In Oil Pressure (cont) (EMERGENCY)

> **NOTE:** Oil pressure tending to zero, vibration, loss of oil, unusual noise and smoke
- [ ] 10. Engine has mechanical failure
- [ ] 11. Engine
- [ ] 12. Landing

## High Oil Temperature (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. CHT and EGT
**If Neither CHT or EGT is high**
> **NOTE:** 2. Fault in oil temperature sensor, proceed normally and service ASAP.
**If CHT and EGT is High**
- [ ] 3. Oil Pressure
> **NOTE:** 4. If Oil Pressure Low Refer to Loss in oil pressure checklist
**If Oil Pressure Normal**
- [ ] 5. Mixture
- [ ] 6. Power
> **NOTE:** 7. If no results, land at nearest suitable airport and service

## High CHT (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] 1. Mixture
- [ ] 2. Oil Temperature
**If oil temperature high**
- [ ] 3. Oil Pressure
> **NOTE:** 4. If Oil Pressure Low refer to loss in oil pressure checklist
**If oil temperature normal**
- [ ] 5. Power/RPM
- [ ] 6. Pitch
> **NOTE:** 7. If no improvement land ASAP. Prepare for emergency landing

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Diamond/DA40 Star/Jacob_Esparza_Diamond_Star_DA40_Emergency_Checklist.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 445ab68ad4b7df732ccf2ff23a340d2471b2efd057e58254ade8fa45b622b79f  
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