P-3C Normal Checklist

Note: Emergency checklist link is at the bottom of this document.
Before Start
  1. Landing Gear.....................DOWN (P)
  2. Gear Pins........................AS DESIRED (CP, E)
  3. Parking Brakes...................SET (P)
  4. Circuit Breakers.................SET (E)
  5. Lights...........................CHECKED AND SET (P, CP, E)
  6. Bleed Air, Ice Control Panel.....SET (E)
  7. Windshield, Pitot, AOA Heat......LOW; ON (E)
  8. Fuel and Ignition................ON (E)
  9. RPM Switches.....................SET (E)
  10. Fire Detectors...................Checked (E)
  11. TD Switches......................CYCLE (E)
  12. Inertial 1 and 2, Stdby Att. Indand HSIs............................. CHECKED (P, CP)
  13. Radar Altimeters.................ON (P, CP)
  14. Fuel Quantity....................POUNDS (E)
  15. Fuel Panel.......................SET (E)
  16. 1A Hydraulic Pump................ON (E)
  17. Arm. Panel, Bomb Bay Doors.......OFF, CLOSED (P)
  18. Flaps............................AS DESIRED (CP)
  19. Chocks...........................AS DESIRED (P)
  20. Gross Wgt and CG.................COMPUTED (E)
  21. TAC Crew Chklist.................COMPLETED (TC)
  22. Rotating Beacon..................ON (E)
  23. Doors and Hatches................AS REQUIRED (E)

After Start
  1. Engine start selector............OFF (E)
  2. Bleed Air, fuselage shutoffvalves...AS REQUIRED (E)
  3. Hydraulic Panel..................SET (E)
  4. MAD,DVARS........................AS REQUIRED/ON/STBY (CABIN)
  5. IFF..............................STANDBY (CP)
  6. Fuel Transfer....................AS REQUIRED (E)

Takeoff
  1. Set condition V..................(CP)
  2. Brakes...........................CHECKED (P)
  3. Turn indicators, compasses,altimeters.......................CHECKED (P) (CP)
  4. Synch Servos.....................OFF (E)
  5. Fuel gov. check switches.........NORMAL (E)
  6. Autofeathering...................AS DESIRED (E)
  7. Flaps................. ...........TAKEOFF (P) (CP) (OBS)
  8. Flight Controls..................CHECKED (P)
  9. APU, Doors Light.................OFF, OUT (E)
  10. Oil Tank shutoff valve ckt bkrs..OUT (E)
  11. Radio, HSIs,FDS..................SET (P) (CP)
  12. Report condition V...............(CABIN)
  13. RPM..............................NORMAL (E)
  14. Electrical Panel.................CHECKED (E)
  15. Oil Coolers......................SET (E)
  16. Lights...........................AS REQUIRED (E)

Climb
  1. Landing Gear.....................UP (CP)
  2. Flaps............................UP (CP)
  3. Autofeathering...................OFF (E)
  4. Pressurization...................SET (E)
  5. Governor Indexing................SET (E)
  6. Lights...........................AS REQUIRED (E)

Loiter Shutdown
  1. Perform NTS check................(E)
  2. Synch Servo (affected engine)....OFF (E)
  3. NTS/Feather valve switch.........FEATHER VALVE (E)
  4. Power Lever......................FLIGHT START (E)
  5. Push Feather button ..............(E)
  6. Monitor prop and inst. for complete shutdown (P, CP, E)
  7. Check feather button light.......OUT (E)
  8. Fuel and ignition................OFF (E)
  9. Boost pump.......................ON (E)

Restart
  1. Airspeed.........................170 to 210 KNOTS (P)
  2. Fuel and Ignition................OFF (E)
  3. Synch Servo......................OFF (E)
  4. Fuel Boost Pump..................ON (E)
  5. Emergency Shutdown Handle........IN (E)
  6. Oil Tank Shutoff CKT BRKR........AS REQUIRED (E)
  7. Power Lever......................FLIGHT START (E)
  8. NTS/Feather valve switch.........FEATHER VALVE (E)
  9. Pressure Cutout overide..........PUSH AND HOLD 10 SEC (E)
  10. Feather Button...................UNFEATHER AFTER REL. OVRIDE (E)
  11. Oil Pressure.....................RISING (E)
  12. Fuel and Ignition................ON (AFTER RPM STABLE)
  13. Feather Button...................RELEASE AT LIGHTOFF (E)
  14. Oil Pressure.....................NORMAL (E)
  15. Oil Cooler.......................SET (E)
  16. Electrical Panel.................CHECKED (E)
  17. Synch Servo......................NORMAL (E)
  18. NTS/Feather valve switch.........NTS (E)

Descent
  1. Crew Alerted....................(CP)
  2. Altimeters......................SET (P, CP, E)
  3. Fuel panel......................SET (E)
  4. Pressurization..................SET (E)
  5. RAWS AC ckt brkrs (4000ft)......AS REQUIRED (E)
  6. Lights..........................AS REQUIRED (E)
  7. Master arm and search power.....AS REQUIRED (P)

Approach
  1. Lights.........................AS REQUIRED (E)
  2. Altimeters.....................SET (P, CP, E)
  3. Landing weights and speed......CHECKED (E)
  4. Synch Servos...................OFF (E)
  5. Radios, HSIs, FDS..............SET (P, CP)

Landing
  1. Report condition V.............(CABIN)
  2. Flaps..........................AS DESIRED (CP)
  3. Landing Gear...................DOWN AND LOCKED (P, CP)
  4. Brakes.........................CHECKED (P)
  5. Harness........................SET (P, CP, E)

After Landing
  1. Crew (from ditch station).....RELEASED (P)
  2. Lights........................AS REQUIRED (E)
  3. IFF...........................OFF (CP)
  4. Oil coolers...................SET (E)
  5. Flaps.........................AS DESIRED (CP)
  6. Ice control panel switches....OFF (E)
  7. NTS feather valve switch......NTS (E)
  8. Fuel boost pumps..............OFF (E)
  9. APU...........................START (E)

Secure
  1. Parking Brakes................SET (P)
  2. Windshields, Pitot, AOA heat..OFF (E)
  3. Hyd pumps, 1 and 2............OFF (E)
  4. Oil coolers...................LESS THAN 100 PERCENT ((E)
  5. ASW Equipment.................SECURED (P, TC)
  6. Engines.......................SHUTDOWN (E)
  7. Chocks........................IN PLACE (P)
  8. Hyd pump 1a...................OFF (E)
  9. Utility lights................OFF (P, CP)
  10. Start selector................OFF (E)
  11. Rotating beacon...............AS REQUIRED (E)
  12. Radios, Radar altimeter.......OFF (P, CP)
  13. APU...........................AS REQUIRED (E)
  14. Start ESS ac ckt breaker......OUT (E)
  15. Oil tank shutoff valve Ckt brkr..IN (E)