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CHAPTER 4
MASTER WARNING SYSTEM
CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4-1
GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 4-1
ANNUNCIATOR SYSTEM................................................................................................... 4-2
Master Warning Flashers and Warning Annunciators .................................................... 4-3
Master Caution Flashers and Caution Annunciators ....................................................... 4-5
Advisory and Status Annunciators .................................................................................. 4-5
King Air 300 Dimming ................................................................................................... 4-5
King Air 350 Dimming ................................................................................................... 4-6
Testing and Lamp Replacement ...................................................................................... 4-6
WARNING AND CAUTION/ADVISORY PANEL DESCRIPTIONS................................ 4-6

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ILLUSTRATIONS

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4-1 Master Warning System .......................................................................................... 4-2

4-2 Warning Annunciator Panel .................................................................................... 4-3
4-3 Caution/Advisory Annunciator Panel...................................................................... 4-4
4-4 Master Warning and Master Caution Flashers ........................................................ 4-5
4-5 Annunciator Lamp Replacement ............................................................................. 4-7

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TABLES

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4-1 King Air 300 Warning Annunciators ....................................................................... 4-7

4-2 King Air 300 Caution Annunciators ........................................................................ 4-8
4-3 King Air 300 Advisory Annunciators .................................................................... 4-10
4-4 King Air 350 Warning Annunciators ..................................................................... 4-11
4-5 King Air 350 Caution Annunciators ...................................................................... 4-12
4-6 King Air 350 Advisory Annunciators .................................................................... 4-14
4-7 King Air 350 Status Annunciators ......................................................................... 4-15

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CHAPTER 4
MASTER WARNING SYSTEM

TEST

INTRODUCTION
Warning and caution annunciators are the first indication of trouble or malfunction in a system
or component of the airplane. Crewmembers should have complete familiarity with these
annunciators and the action required to correct the problem or cope with the situation until a
safe landing can be made or, in the case of an on-ground indication, the problem can be
corrected.

GENERAL
This chapter presents a description and discus- described in detail, including each annunciator
sion of the warning, caution, advisory, and status and the associated cause for illumination.
annunciators. The annunciator panels are

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ANNUNCIATOR SYSTEM sory annunciator panel on the King Air 300 or a

The annunciator system (Figure 4-1) consists of a
warning annunciator panel (red) centrally located
in the glareshield (Figure 4-2) and a caution/advi-
caution/advisory/status annunciator panel on the
King Air 350 (yellow for caution, green for advi-
sory, white for status). All are located on the
center subpanel (Figure 4-3).

MASTER WARNING
AND
CAUTION FLASHERS

WARNING
PRESS
ANNUNCIATORS
TO
TEST

AUTOFEATHER
ANNUNCIATORS
(350)

GPS
INTEG

AFX AFX

Figure 4-1 Master Warning System

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Two red MASTER WARNING flashers (Figure MASTER WARNING FLASHERS

4-4) located in the glareshield (one in front of the
pilot and one in front of the copilot) are a part of
the system, as are two yellow MASTER CAU-
TION flashers (located just inboard of the
MASTER WARNING flashers), and a PRESS
TO TEST switch located immediately to the right
of the warning annunciator panel.
The annunciators are of the word-readout type.
Whenever a fault condition covered by the
annunciator system occurs, a signal is generated,
and the appropriate annunciator is illuminated.
AND WARNING ANNUNCIATORS
If the fault requires the immediate attention and
reaction of the pilot, the appropriate red warning
annunciator in the warning annunciator panel
illuminates, and both MASTER WARNING
flashers begin flashing.
Any illuminated lens in the warning annunciator
panel will remain on until the fault is corrected.
However, the MASTER WARNING flashers can
be extinguished by depressing the face of either
MASTER WARNING flasher, even if the fault is
not corrected. In such a case the MASTER
WARNING flashers will again be activated if an
additional warning annunciator illuminates.

INVERTER CABIN DOOR ALT WARN

L FUEL PRESS R FUEL PRESS

L OIL PRESS A/P TRIM FAIL R OIL PRESS

L BL AIR FAIL A/P DISC R BL AIR FAIL

KING AIR 300

#1 AC BUS DOOR UNLOCKED #2 AC BUS

L FUEL PRES LO CABIN ALT HI CABIN DIFF HI R FUEL PRES LO

L OIL PRES LO A/P TRIM FAIL R OIL PRES LO

L BLEED FAIL A/P FAIL R BLEED FAIL

KING AIR 350

Figure 4-2 Warning Annunciator Panel

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W h e n a wa r n i n g fa u l t i s c o r r e c t e d , t h e c o n t i n u e fl a s h i n g u n t i l o n e o f t h e m i s
affected warning annunciator will extinguish, depressed (Figure 4-4).
but the MASTER WARNING flashers will

Figure 4-3 Caution/Advisory Annunciator Panel

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Figure 4-4 Master Warning and Master
Caution Flashers
MASTER CAUTION FLASHERS
AND CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS
Whenever an annunciator-covered fault occurs
that requires the pilot’s attention but not his
immediate reaction, the appropriate yellow cau-
tion annunciator illuminates, in the
caution/advisory panel on the King Air 300 or the
caution/advisory/status panel on the King Air
350, and both MASTER CAUTION flashers
begin flashing.
The flashing MASTER CAUTION lights can be
extinguished by pressing the face of either of the
flashing lights to reset the circuit. Subsequently,
when any caution annunciator illuminates, the
MASTER CAUTION flashers will be activated
again. An illuminated caution annunciator will
remain on until the fault condition is corrected, at
which time it will extinguish, but the MASTER
CAUTION flashers will continue flashing until
one of them is depressed (Figure 4-4).
ADVISORY AND STATUS
ANNUNCIATORS
The caution/advisory annunciator panel on the
King Air 300 and the caution/advisory/status
panel on the King Air 350 contain the green advi-
sory annunciators. Only the King Air 350
annunciator panel has white status annunciators
in additon to the green annunciators. There are no
master flashers associated with the green or white
annunciators, since they indicate functional situa-
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tions which do not demand the immediate
attention or reaction of the pilot. These annuncia-
tors can be extinguished only by changing the
condition indicated by the illuminated lens.
On the King Air 300, the green advisory annunci-
ators indicate a condition which can be normal or
abnormal and which may or may not have been
initiated by the pilot.
On the King Air 350, the green advisory annunci-
ators confirm that an operation initiated by the
pilot did occur as required. The white status
annunciators indicate a condition which can be
normal or abnormal and which may or may not
have been initiated by the pilot.
Also on the King Air 350, on aircraft prior to FL-
120, two green AUTOFEATHER annunciators
are located on the pilot’s glareshield, between the
left fire extinguisher switch and the pilot’s MAS-
TER WARNING and CAUTION flashers (prior
to FL120). On airplanes FL-120 and subsequent,
the two green AUTOFEATHER lights are adja-
cent to the torquemeters on the instrument panel.
KING AIR 300 DIMMING
The warning annunciators, caution annunciators,
advisory annunciators, annunciators in the fire-
wall fuel valve pushbuttons, yellow MASTER
CAUTION flashers, landing gear handle lights,
and gear position lights feature both a BRIGHT
and a DIM mode. Both modes are at a preset illu-
mination intensity.
The DIM mode will be selected automatically
whenever all of the following conditions are met:
● A generator is on line.
● Pilot’s or copilot’s overhead floodlights
are OFF.
● MASTER PANEL LIGHTS switch is ON.
● Pilot’s flight lights are ON.
● Ambient light level in the cockpit (as
sensed by a photoelectric cell located in
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the overhead light control panel) is below
a preset value.
Unless all these conditions are met, the BRIGHT
mode will be selected automatically. The MAS-
TER WARNING flashers and the annunciators in
the fire extinguisher pushbuttons do not have a
DIM mode.
KING AIR 350 DIMMING
The red MASTER WARNING flashers, yellow
MASTER CAUTION flashers, warning annunci-
ators, caution annunciators, advisory
annunciators, status annunciators, annunciators
in the firewall fuel valve pushbuttons, landing
gear handle lights, and gear position lights have a
BRIGHT and a DIM mode of variable intensity
as sensed by a photoelectric cell.
The DIM mode will be selected automatically
whenever all of the following conditions are met:
● A generator is on line.
● Pilot’s or copilot’s overhead floodlights
are OFF.
● MASTER PANEL LIGHTS switch is ON.
● Pilot’s flight lights are ON.
● Ambient light level in the cockpit (as
sensed by a photoelectric cell located in
the overhead light control panel) is below
a preset value.
rity of a lamp is in question. Depressing the
PRESS TO TEST button, located to the right of
the warning annunciator panel in the glareshield,
illuminates all the annunciator lights, MASTER
WARNING flashers, and MASTER CAUTION
flashers. Any lamp that fails to illuminate when
tested should be replaced (Figure 4-5).
To replace an annunciator lamp, first depress the
center of the annunciator with your finger.
Release your finger, and the annunciator lens will
pop out slightly. Pull the annunciator from the
panel, and remove the lamp from the rear of the
annunciator. Replace the failed bulb with a spare
lamp contained in an unused annunciator.
Depress the annunciator until it locks in place.
WARNING AND
CAUTION/ADVISORY
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Tables 4-1 through 4-7 list all the warning, cau-
tion, advisory, and status annunciators on the
King Air 300 and 350. The cause for illumination
is included beside each annunciator.

Unless all these conditions are met, the BRIGHT

mode will be selected automatically. The annun-
ciators in the fire extinguisher pushbuttons do not
have a DIM mode. The AUTOFEATHER annun-
ciators on the glareshield are dimmed by a
rheostat located on the instrument panel.

TESTING AND LAMP

REPLACEMENT
The lamps in the annunciator system should be
tested before every flight and any time the integ-

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Table 4-1 KING AIR 300 WARNING ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

No inverter is selected, or the inverter selected is inoperative

INVERTER (flashes three times during self-test).

CABIN DOOR Cabin door is open or not secure.

ALT WARN Cabin pressure altitude exceeds 12,500 feet.

Low fuel boost pressure on left side (below approximately

L FUEL PRESS 10 psi).

Low fuel boost pressure on right side (below approximately

R FUEL PRESS 10 psi).

L OIL PRESS Low oil pressure left engine (below approximately 60 psi).

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Table 4-1 KING AIR 300 WARNING ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

A/P TRIM FAIL Improper trim or no trim from autopilot trim command.*

R OIL PRESS Low oil pressure right engine (below approximately 60 psi).

L BL AIR FAIL Melted or failed plastic left bleed-air failure warning line.

A/P DISC Autopilot is disconnected by a failed component.*

R BL AIR FAIL Melted or failed plastic right bleed-air failure warning line.

* Optional equipment

Table 4-2 KING AIR 300 CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATORS CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

L DC GEN Left generator is off line.

L GEN TIE OPEN Left generator bus is isolated from the center bus.

HYD FLUID LOW Hydraulic fluid level in the reservoir is low.

Propeller levers are not positioned fully forward with the landing
RVS NOT READY gear extended.

R GEN TIE OPEN Right generator bus is isolated from the center bus.

R DC GEN Right generator is off line.

L CHIP DETECT Metal contamination in left engine oil is detected.

L NO FUEL XFR No fuel transfer from the left auxiliary tank.

BAT TIE OPEN Battery is isolated from the center and generator buses.

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Table 4-2 KING AIR 300 CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATORS CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

Cabin environmental duct air is too hot (above approximately

DUCT OVERTEMP 300° F).

R NO FUEL XFR No fuel transfer from the right auxiliary tank.

R CHIP DETECT Metal contamination in right engine oil is detected.

L ENG ICE FAIL Left engine anti-ice system is not functioning properly.

Left main fuel quantity—Less than 30 minutes remaining at max-

L FUEL QTY
imum continuous power.

BATTERY CHARGE Battery charge rate is too high (Nicad).

External power connector is plugged in (flashes with low external

EXT PWR
power voltage).

Right main fuel quantity—Less than 30 minutes remaining at

R FUEL QTY
maximum continuous power.

R ENG ICE FAIL Right engine anti-ice system is not functioning properly.

L PROP PITCH Left propeller is below the flight idle stop.

One or both ground idle low-pitch-stop solenoids are powered by

PROP GND SOL 28 volts.*

R PROP PITCH Right propeller is below the flight idle stop.

* FA226 and subsequent

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Table 4-3 KING AIR 300 ADVISORY ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

LDG/TAXI LIGHT Landing lights or the taxi light is on with the landing gear up.

PASS OXY ON Oxygen system is on and available to the passenger masks.

Left autofeather system is armed, with the power levers

L AUTOFEATHER advanced above approximately 88% N1.

L ENG ANTI-ICE Left engine anti-ice vanes are in position for icing conditions.

Electric trim is deenergized by trim disconnect switch on the con-

ELEC TRIM OFF trol wheel, with ELEV TRIM switch on the pedestal turned on.*

AIR COND N1 LOW Right engine N1 is too low for the air-conditioning load.

R ENG ANTI-ICE Right engine anti-ice vanes are in position for icing conditions.

Right autofeather system is armed, with the power levers

R AUTOFEATHER advanced above 88% N1.

L BK DEICE ON Left brake deice system is in operation.*

MAN TIES CLOSE Manually closed generator bus ties.

ELEC HEAT ON Electric heat is on.

R BK DEICE ON Right brake deice system is in operation.*

Left IGNITION AND ENGINE START switch is on, or left auto-

L IGNITION ON ignition system is armed with left engine torque below approxi-
mately 17%.

L BL AIR OFF Left bleed-air valve switch is not open.

FUEL CROSSFEED Fuel crossfeed is selected.

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Table 4-3 KING AIR 300 ADVISORY ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

R BL AIR OFF Right bleed-air valve switch is not open.

Right IGNITION AND ENGINE START switch is on, or right auto-

R IGNITION ON ignition system is armed with right engine torque below approxi-
mately 17%.
* Optional equipment

Table 4-4 KING AIR 350 WARNING ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

#1 AC BUS No. 1 AC bus failure.

DOOR UNLOCKED Airstair door or cargo door is open or not secure.

#2 AC BUS No. 2 AC bus failure.

L FUEL PRES LO Fuel pressure failure on the left side.

CABIN ALT HI Cabin pressure altitude exceeds 12,000 feet.

CABIN DIFF HI Cabin differential pressure exceeds 6.9 psi.

R FUEL PRES LO Fuel pressure failure on the right side.

L OIL PRES LO Low oil pressure left engine.

A/P TRIM FAIL Improper trim or no trim from autopilot trim command.*

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Table 4-4 KING AIR 350 WARNING ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

R OIL PRES LO Low oil pressure right engine.

L BLEED FAIL Melted or failed plastic left bleed-air failure warning line.

A/P FAIL Autopilot monitor has sensed a failure.*

R BLEED FAIL Melted or failed plastic right bleed-air failure warning line.

* Optional equipment

Table 4-5 KING AIR 350 CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATORS CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

L DC GEN Left generator is off line.

L GEN TIE OPEN Left generator bus is isolated from the center bus.

HYD FLUID LOW Hydraulic fluid in the power pack is low.

Propeller levers are not in the high-rpm, low-pitch position with

RVS NOT READY the landing gear extended.

R GEN TIE OPEN Right generator bus is isolated from the center bus.

R DC GEN Right generator is off line.

L CHIP DETECT Metal contamination in left engine oil is detected.

L NO FUEL XFR No left auxiliary fuel transfer.

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Table 4-5 KING AIR 350 CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATORS CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

BAT TIE OPEN Battery is isolated from the generator buses.

DUCT OVERTEMP Duct air is too hot.

R NO FUEL XFR No right auxiliary fuel transfer.

R CHIP DETECT Metal contamination in right engine oil is detected.

L ENG ICE FAIL Left engine selected anti-ice system is inoperative.

Left fuel quantity—Less than 30 minutes remaining at maximum

L FUEL QTY continuous power.

BATTERY CHARGE Battery charge rate is too high.*

EXT PWR External power connector is plugged in.

Right fuel quantity—Less than 30 minutes remaining at maxi-

R FUEL QTY mum continuous power.

R ENG ICE FAIL Right engine selected anti-ice system is inoperative.

L BL AIR OFF Left bleed-air valve switch is not open.

AUTOFTHER OFF Autofeather switch is not armed, and landing gear is extended.

Electric trim is deenergized by trim disconnect switch on the con-

PITCH TRIM OFF trol wheel, with PITCH TRIM switch on the pedestal turned on.

Oxygen arming handle has not been pulled, or system failed to

OXY NOT ARMED charge.

RUD BOOST OFF Rudder boost switch is off.

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Table 4-5 KING AIR 350 CAUTION ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATORS CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

R BL AIR OFF Right bleed-air valve switch is not open.

One or both ground idle low-pitch-stop solenoids are powered by

PROP GND SOL 28 volts.**

* Aircraft prior to FL215 and FM10

** FL115 and subsequent, FM10 and subsequent, FN2 and subsequent

Table 4-6 KING AIR 350 ADVISORY ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

Left IGNITION AND ENGINE START switch is on, or left auto-

L IGNITION ON ignition system is armed with left engine torque below 17%.

L ENG ANTI-ICE Left engine anti-ice vanes are in position for icing conditions.

FUEL CROSSFEED Fuel crossfeed is selected.

R ENG ANTI-ICE Right engine anti-ice vanes are in position for icing conditions.

Right IGNITION AND ENGINE START switch is on, or right auto-

R IGNITION ON ignition system is armed with right engine torque below 17%.

WING DEICE Wing surface deice system is in operation.

L BK DEICE ON Left brake deice system is in operation.*

MAN TIES CLOSE Manually closed generator bus ties.

ELEC HEAT ON Electric heat is on.

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Table 4-6 KING AIR 350 ADVISORY ANNUNCIATORS (Cont)

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

R BK DEICE ON Right brake deice system is in operation.*

TAIL DEICE Horizontal stabilizer surface deice system is in operation.

* Optional equipment

Table 4-7 KING AIR 350 STATUS ANNUNCIATORS

ANNUNCIATOR CAUSE FOR ILLUMINATION

L PROP PITCH Left propeller is below the flight idle stop.

CABIN ALTITUDE Cabin altitude exceeds 10,000 feet.

LDG/TAXI LIGHT Landing lights or the taxi light is on with the landing gear up.

PASS OXY ON Passenger oxygen system is charged.

AIR COND N1 LOW Right engine N1 is too low for the air-conditioning load.

R PROP PITCH Right propeller is below the flight idle stop.

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