BEECHCRAFT
Duchess
76
CONTROL SWITCH
Section VII
Systems Description
The landing
gear
is controlled by a two-position switch loca-
ted on the left subpanel. The switch handle must be pulled
out
of
the safety detent before it
can
be moved to the oppo-
site position.
POSITION INDICATORS
The landing
gear
position indicator lights are located above
the landing
gear
switch handle.
Three
green lights, one for
each gear, are illuminated
whenever
the landing gear
is
down and locked. The red light illuminates any time the
landing gear is in transit
or
in any intermediate position. All of
the lights will
be
extinguished when the gear is up.
Pressing the
face
of
each landing
gear
position indicator light
will verify the
landing
gear
lights are functional. The intensity
of
the lamps
can
be
controlled by turning the lens holder on
each lamp.
TIME-DELAY
RELAY
(ME-183 and after)
Landing gear retraction operation
is
protect~d
by a time-
delay relay
which
will disengage electrical power to the
hydraulic pump
motor
after 30 seconds
of
continuous pump
operation.
If
the
landing
gear
in-transit light remains
illuminated, it indicates improper response of the landing
gear. The time-delay relay can
be
reset by moving the
landing gear
switch
handle
to
the down position. The
landing gear
and
retract system should be checked before
the
next
flight.
April
1979
7-11
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