Section
VII
Systems
Description
POSITION INDICATORS (F33)
BEECHCRAFT
Debonair
C33
Bonanza
E33
and
F33
The landing gear position indicator
lights
are located ad-
jacent to the landing gear
switch
handle. Three
green
lights, one for each gear, are
illuminated
whenever
the
landing gear are
down
and locked. The red
light
illuminates
any
time
one
or
all
of
the landing gear are
in
transit or in any intermediate position.
All
of
the
lights
will
be
out
when
the gear are up.
Testing
of
the landing gear position
indicator
lights
is ac-
complished by pressing the
warning
light
test .button
on
the floating
instrument
panel. The
intensity
of
the lamps is
automatically
lowered
for
night
flights
when
the naviga-
tion
lights
are
turned
on.
SAFETY SWITCH
To prevent inadvertent retraction
of
the landing gear
on
the ground. a
main
strut
safety
switch
opens the control
circuit
when
the
strut
is compressed.
WARNING
Never rely on
the
safety
switch
to
keep the gear
down
during
taxi or
on
take-off, landing roll.
or
in a static position.
Always
make
certain
that
the landing gear
switch
is
in
the
down
position
during
these operations.
CIRCUIT BREAKER
The
landing gear
circuit
breaker is located
on
the
(left -
C33, E33) (right - F33)
subpanel. This
circuit
breaker is a
pull-and-reset type breaker. The breaker
will
pop
out
under
overload conditions.
7-16
Aug1ust
1982