Pilot's Operating Handbook
Section 7
Description
Edition 0 - October 31, 2013
Rev. 4
Page 7.3.20
Doors, windows and emergency exit
Cabin access door - se
e figure 7.3.9
The cabin one-piece access door, located on the left side of fuselage aft of the wings,
opens outside. The retractable stairs and hand rail make boarding easier.
To open the door from outside the airplane (make sure the door is not locked), press
on front end of the handle embedded in door (this pressure disengages the handle
from its recess), then turn the handle upwards. Raise the door helping it to open. Two
compensationactuators bring and maintain thedoor atits maximum openingposition.
Afterdooropening, tiltstairsdownwards.Stairs downmovement is damped by means
of two gas struts and leads the hand rail to extend.
▲ CAUTION ▲
Re
tract stairs before closing access door and make sure door
deflection area is clear.
▲
To retract stairs, press on locking pin located on stairs front string board(see detail 1),
raise retractable handle - see detail 2 and pull stairs inside cabin. While stairs are
retracted, the hand rail folds up.
To close the door from inside the airplane, press on knob inside cabin forward of the
door. The door driven by a geared motor tilts downwards up to a position near the
complete closing. Pull the door until it aligns with fuselage and lock itby moving inside
handle downwards. Check that all latch pins and hooks are correctly engaged (visible
green marks).
DOOR lights on as long as cabin access door and pilot access door, if installed, are
not correctly locked.
▲ CAUTION ▲
Before opening access door, make sure door deflection area is clear.
▲
To open door from inside the cabin,unlock the handle by pressing on knob located on
its left side, pull the handle toward inside and move it upwards. Open the door by
pushing it upwards.
After door opening, tilt stairs downwards which leads the hand rail to extend.
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