T-45C TS, ADV & IUT ENG-26
Engine Start Procedures
PRESENTATION
I.
Engine start controls and indicators 1.4.1.1.2.1, 1.4.1.1.2
Sg 1, fr 2
Lesson Organization
LESSON NOTES
ENGINE START PROCEDURES
* Controls and Indicators
Refer to Figure 1, Front Cockpit Component Locator, throughout
this lesson.
* Starting procedures
* Unacceptable conditions
A.
Controls
Sg 1, fr 3
Fig 1: Front Cockpit
Component Locator
1.
IGNITION switch
a.
Location: left console, aft of engine control/trim
panel, fwd cockpit only
b.
Description: two-position switch marked
IGNITION - NORMAL/ISOLATE
(1) NORMAL (guarded): controls electrical
power supply to ignition system
Sg 1, fr 4
Fig 2: Engine Controls
(Fwd Cockpit)
(2) ISOLATE: deenergizes ignition system
(both engine and GTS)
NOTE: Battery switches must be on for
power to be present on the 28 VDC
essential services bus. Engine start on
external power is not authorized.
2.
ENGINE start switch
a.
Location: left console, aft of throttle, both
cockpits
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