Engine Failure - Engine Troubleshooting Checks?
Hi Gang,
Just been thinking about what we've been taught about the procedures for engine failure and at our school we were taught that after intial actions and choosing a field to go through FMOST checks.
Fuel
Mixture
Oils (T's and P's)
Switches
Throttle
I can understand the changing of fuel tanks and turning the pump on, changes the maggies (maybe due to broken mag teeth) and checking the oil temps and pressures but......
What I don't understand that well is why we go mixture through then range and throttle through the range - surely you'd want the mixture to be full rich right? - so why go in and out with the mixture lever? How can anything get blocked in a fuel control unit?
And why throttle - wouldn't we just want to leave it at 1/2.......not idle as the idle adjustment may be too low to get the engine idling but why not just leave it at 1/2 way - why go in and out like the instructors show you??
Thanks for your replies once again.