Section
VIII
Handling, Serv . Maint
BEECH
CRAFT
Baron
58
Serial TH
773
and
After
I
preventing tire
failure
caused
from
running
over sharp
stones and ruts.
When
inflating
tires,
visually
inspect
them
for cracks, breaks, or evidence of
internal
damage.
CAUTION
Beech
Aircraft
Corporation
cannot
recommend
the use of recapped tires. Recapped
tires
have a
tendency to
swell
as a
result
of the increased
temperature
generated
during
takeoff. In-
creased tire size can jeopardize
proper
function
of
the
landing gear retract system,
with
the
possibility of damage to
the
landing
gear
doors
and retract
mechanism.
SHOCK STRUTS
CAUTION
DO NOT taxi
with
a
flat
shock
strut.
The shock
struts
are
filled
with
compressed air and
hydraulic
fluid. The same procedure is used
for
servicing
both the
main
and the nose gear shock
struts.
To service a
strut, proceed as follows:
1.
Jack
the
airplane, remove
the
air valve cap, depress
the
valve core, and
allow
the
strut
to
fully
deflate.
WARNING
Do
not
unscrew
the valve body
assembly
until
all air pressure has been released or it
may
be
blown
off
with
considerable force,
causing
injury
to personnel
or
damage to
equipment.
2. Carefully remove the valve body assembly.
3. Compress the
strut
and
fill
through
the
air
valve as-
sembly hole
with
hydraulic
fluid
(approximately one
pint)
until
the
fluid
overflows.
8-18
August, 1984
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