BEECHCRAFT
Duchess
76
SHOULDER HARNESSES
section
VII
Systems
Description
The shoulder hamess is a standard installation for all seats
and should
be
used with the seats in the upright position. The
spring loading at the inertia reel keeps the harness snug, but
will allow normal movement during flight operations. The
inertia reel is designed with a locking device that will secure
the hamess in the event of sudden forward movement or
an
impact action. The strap is worn over the shoulder
and
down
across the body, where it is fastened by a metal loop to the
seat belt buckle
..
The inertia reels
for
the front and middle
seats are attached to the lower cabin sidewall structure at the
aft edge
of
the respective seat.
The
inertia reel is covered
with
an
escutcheon, and the strap runs up from the reel to a
looped fitting attached to the window frame just aft
of
the
seat. For stowing these shoulder harness straps, stowage
attach points are provided adjacent to the inertia reel on the
cabin sidewall.
WARNING
The seat belt is independent of the shoulder
harness; however, the shoulder harness may
be
used only when the seat belt is fastened.
Occupants shorter than
4'7"
are not to use
shoulder harness.
DOORS AND EXITS
FORWARD CABIN DOORS
The airplane has a conventional cabin door on each side of
the fuselage adjacent to the forward seats. When closed, the
outside cabin door handle
is
spring-loaded to fit into a recess
January 1978
7-15
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