Cessna 208B - Cargodoors

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AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION MODEL 2088 (675 SHP)
CARGO DOORS , .~~
A two-piece cargo door is installed on the left side of the airplane just
aft of the wing trailing edge. The cargo door is divided into an upper
and a lower section. When opened, the upper section swings upward
and the lower section swings forward to create a large opening in the
side of he fuselage which facilitates the loading of bulky cargo into the
cabin. The upper section of the cargo door incorporates a conventional
exterior door handle with a separate key-operated lock, and, on the
Passenger Version only, a pushbutton exterior emergency door release
and an interior door handle which snaps into a locking receptacle. The
upper door also incorporates two telescoping door lifts which raise the
door to the fully open position, when opened. A cargo door open
warning system is provided as a safety feature so that if the upper door
is not properly latched a red light, labeled DOOR WARNING, located on
the annunciator panel, illuminates to alert the pilot. The lower door
section features a flush handle which is accessible from either inside or
outside the airplane. The handle is designed so that when the upper
door is closed, the handle cannot be rotated to the open position.
WARNING
IN AN EMERGENCY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
EXlT THE
CARGO VERSION THROUGH THE CARGO DOORS.
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BECAUSE THE INSIDE OF THE UPPER DOOR HAS NO
HANDLE,
EXlT FROM THE AIRPLANE THROUGH
THESE DOORS WITHOUT OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE IS
NOT POSSIBLE.
CAUTION
FAILURE TO PROPERLY LATCH THE UPPER CARGO
To open the cargo door from
outs.de the airplane, depress the upper
door section exterior pushbutton door release (Passenger Version only)
and rotate the exterior door handle clockwise to the open position (refer
to
Sect~on 2, Placards). Following this action, the telescoping door lift?.
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w~ll automat~cally rase the door to the full up position. When the upper
section is open, release the lower section by pulling up on the inside
door handle and rotating the handle to the OPEN position. Open the
door forward until it swings around next to the fuselage where it can be
secured to the fuselage by a holding strap or chain.
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