P-3C Normal Checklist
Note: Emergency checklist link is at the bottom of this document.
Before Start
- Landing Gear.....................DOWN (P)
- Gear Pins........................AS DESIRED (CP, E)
- Parking Brakes...................SET (P)
- Circuit Breakers.................SET (E)
- Lights...........................CHECKED AND SET (P, CP, E)
- Bleed Air, Ice Control Panel.....SET (E)
- Windshield, Pitot, AOA Heat......LOW; ON (E)
- Fuel and Ignition................ON (E)
- RPM Switches.....................SET (E)
- Fire Detectors...................Checked (E)
- TD Switches......................CYCLE (E)
- Inertial 1 and 2, Stdby Att. Indand HSIs.............................
CHECKED (P, CP)
- Radar Altimeters.................ON (P, CP)
- Fuel Quantity....................POUNDS (E)
- Fuel Panel.......................SET (E)
- 1A Hydraulic Pump................ON (E)
- Arm. Panel, Bomb Bay Doors.......OFF, CLOSED (P)
- Flaps............................AS DESIRED (CP)
- Chocks...........................AS DESIRED (P)
- Gross Wgt and CG.................COMPUTED (E)
- TAC Crew Chklist.................COMPLETED (TC)
- Rotating Beacon..................ON (E)
- Doors and Hatches................AS REQUIRED (E)
After Start
- Engine start selector............OFF (E)
- Bleed Air, fuselage shutoffvalves...AS REQUIRED (E)
- Hydraulic Panel..................SET (E)
- MAD,DVARS........................AS REQUIRED/ON/STBY (CABIN)
- IFF..............................STANDBY (CP)
- Fuel Transfer....................AS REQUIRED (E)
Takeoff
- Set condition V..................(CP)
- Brakes...........................CHECKED (P)
- Turn indicators, compasses,altimeters.......................CHECKED (P)
(CP)
- Synch Servos.....................OFF (E)
- Fuel gov. check switches.........NORMAL (E)
- Autofeathering...................AS DESIRED (E)
- Flaps.................
...........TAKEOFF (P) (CP) (OBS)
- Flight Controls..................CHECKED (P)
- APU, Doors Light.................OFF, OUT (E)
- Oil Tank shutoff valve ckt bkrs..OUT (E)
- Radio, HSIs,FDS..................SET (P) (CP)
- Report condition V...............(CABIN)
- RPM..............................NORMAL (E)
- Electrical Panel.................CHECKED (E)
- Oil Coolers......................SET (E)
- Lights...........................AS REQUIRED (E)
Climb- Landing Gear.....................UP (CP)
- Flaps............................UP (CP)
- Autofeathering...................OFF (E)
- Pressurization...................SET (E)
- Governor Indexing................SET (E)
- Lights...........................AS REQUIRED (E)
Loiter Shutdown
- Perform NTS check................(E)
- Synch Servo (affected engine)....OFF (E)
- NTS/Feather valve switch.........FEATHER VALVE (E)
- Power Lever......................FLIGHT START (E)
- Push Feather button
..............(E)
- Monitor prop and inst. for complete shutdown (P, CP, E)
- Check feather button light.......OUT (E)
- Fuel and ignition................OFF (E)
- Boost pump.......................ON (E)
Restart
- Airspeed.........................170 to 210 KNOTS (P)
- Fuel and Ignition................OFF (E)
- Synch Servo......................OFF (E)
- Fuel Boost Pump..................ON (E)
- Emergency Shutdown Handle........IN (E)
- Oil Tank Shutoff CKT BRKR........AS REQUIRED (E)
- Power Lever......................FLIGHT START (E)
- NTS/Feather valve switch.........FEATHER VALVE (E)
- Pressure Cutout overide..........PUSH AND HOLD 10 SEC (E)
- Feather Button...................UNFEATHER AFTER REL. OVRIDE (E)
- Oil Pressure.....................RISING (E)
- Fuel and Ignition................ON (AFTER RPM STABLE)
- Feather Button...................RELEASE AT LIGHTOFF (E)
- Oil Pressure.....................NORMAL (E)
- Oil Cooler.......................SET (E)
- Electrical Panel.................CHECKED (E)
- Synch Servo......................NORMAL (E)
- NTS/Feather valve switch.........NTS (E)
Descent
- Crew Alerted....................(CP)
- Altimeters......................SET (P, CP, E)
- Fuel panel......................SET (E)
- Pressurization..................SET (E)
- RAWS AC ckt brkrs (4000ft)......AS REQUIRED (E)
- Lights..........................AS REQUIRED (E)
- Master arm and search power.....AS REQUIRED (P)
Approach
- Lights.........................AS REQUIRED (E)
- Altimeters.....................SET (P, CP, E)
- Landing weights and speed......CHECKED (E)
- Synch Servos...................OFF (E)
- Radios, HSIs, FDS..............SET (P, CP)
Landing
- Report condition V.............(CABIN)
- Flaps..........................AS DESIRED (CP)
- Landing Gear...................DOWN AND LOCKED (P, CP)
- Brakes.........................CHECKED (P)
- Harness........................SET (P, CP, E)
After Landing
- Crew (from ditch station).....RELEASED (P)
- Lights........................AS REQUIRED (E)
- IFF...........................OFF (CP)
- Oil coolers...................SET (E)
- Flaps.........................AS DESIRED (CP)
- Ice control panel switches....OFF (E)
- NTS feather valve switch......NTS (E)
- Fuel boost pumps..............OFF (E)
- APU...........................START (E)
Secure
- Parking Brakes................SET
(P)
- Windshields, Pitot, AOA heat..OFF (E)
- Hyd pumps, 1 and 2............OFF (E)
- Oil coolers...................LESS THAN 100 PERCENT ((E)
- ASW Equipment.................SECURED (P, TC)
- Engines.......................SHUTDOWN (E)
- Chocks........................IN PLACE (P)
- Hyd pump 1a...................OFF (E)
- Utility lights................OFF (P, CP)
- Start selector................OFF (E)
- Rotating beacon...............AS REQUIRED (E)
- Radios, Radar altimeter.......OFF (P, CP)
- APU...........................AS REQUIRED (E)
- Start ESS ac ckt breaker......OUT (E)
- Oil tank shutoff valve Ckt brkr..IN (E)