Beechcraft Duchess 76 - Shock Struts

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Handling, Serv and Maint
CAUTION
BEECHCRAFT
Duchess 76
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. Increased
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
The shock struts are filled
with compressed air and MIL-H-
5606 hydraulic fluid. The same procedure is used for
servicing both the main
and nose shock struts. The shock
strut may
be served as follows:
1. Remove the air valve cap and depress the valve core to
release the air pressure.
WARNING
Do not unscrew the air valve assembly until the
air pressure has been released. Otherwise, it
may
be blown off with considerable force, caus-
ing injury to personnel or property damage.
2. Remove the air valve assembly.
3. With the strut in the vertical position and approximately
one-fourth inch from fully compressed. fill with MIL-H-5606
hydraulic fluid until the fluid overflows.
8-18
August, 1980