Afterburner Failure During Takeoff

1. THROTTLE — INBOARD. Immediately move throttle inboard out of AFTERBURNER range to MILITARY to ensure exhaust nozzle closing.

   Warning

   If afterburner is used and light up is not achieved, considerably less than military thrust will be output. Return the throttle inboard immediately to regain military thrust.

2. EXTERNAL LOAD — JETTISON (if necessary), If the airplane starts to decelerate or altitude cannot be maintained, it must be assumed that either the exhaust nozzle failed to close or that the gross weight is too great to continue. In either case, jettison external loads to lighten airplane gross weight.

   Note

   In most cases, if external loads are jettisoned at the time of afterburner failure, the takeoff can be successfully completed in Military Thrust.