Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Page 314

Raytheon
Aircraft
Company
BARON
55
AND 58
SHOP
MANUAL
aa.
Connect
inboard door
linkage
on
the
main
gear;
retract
gear
slowly
and
check for clearance between
door
I
linkage
and
root
rib.
Run
gear
to
314
down
position
and
adjust
to
maintain
114
in. minimum clearance
between
gear
and
inboard
door
with the
slack removed from the
door
linkage.
Continue
this
procedure
until
door
will close
tightly
in
both
up
and
down
positions.
Adjust
doors
by varying
the
length
of the
push-pull
linkage
rods.
Disconnect
the
rods
at
the
clevis
fitting
to
make
this
adjustment.
CAUTION:
Install the
push
rod
attaching
bolt in the
main
gear
door
linkage
bracket with the
head
to
the
rear.
If
installed
wrong,
the
bolt
may
catch
on
the
fuselage
skin
and
root
rib
of
the
wing,
causing
damage
to
the
landing
gear
retract
mechanism
or
preventing
the
gear
from
retracting.
I
ab.
Connect
nose
door
linkage
and
rig
nose
door.
Check
closely
to
see
that
the
right
handaft
hinge
clears
the tire.
Adjust
the
nose
gear
doors
by varying
the
length
of
the
push-pull linkage
rods
in
the
nose
wheel
well.
With the
gear
retracted,
the
doors
should have
a
slight
tension
on
them
from
the
actuator
rods
to
keep
the doors
from
vibrating.
NOTE:
Proper
nose
gear
door
tension
may
be maintained
through
adjustment
of the
uplock pin
on
the
drag
brace
assembly.
ac.
Check
the
landing
gear
safety
switch
for
proper
adjustment.
Measure
3/4
in.
down
on
the
piston
from
the bottom
of the
left shock
strut
cylinder
and mark the
piston
with
a
piece
of
tape.
Raise
the
left
wheel with
a
small
jack,
compressing
the shock
strut,
until the
tape
is
even
with the lower
edge
of
the
cylinder. Adjust
the
switch
actuating
arm
at
the clevis
so
the switch is actuated
as
the
tape
touches the
end
of
the
cylinder.
Remove
the
small
jack
from wheel.
Pull
Landing
Gear
circuit breaker.
Disconnect
the
left
safety
switch
operating
arm
at
the
I
torque
link
and
position
to
simulate
anon
ground
position.
Select GEAR
UP,
check
for
audible
warning.
Select
GEAR
DOWN.
Reconnect
the
safety
switch
operating
arm.
Repeat
the
process
with the
right
landing
gear
safety
switch.
I
ad.
With the
landing
gear
retracted,
check
the
operation
of
the
warning
horn
thorn
and
light
on
Ttl-1543,
TH-1545
and
After).
For
adjustment
of
the
warning
system,
refer
to
the throttle
warning
hom
adjustments
in this section.
The horn
or
horn
and
light
should
be
actuated
by
the
following
conditions:
1.
Throttle retarded below
throttle
warning
switch
setting
on
TH-1
thru
TH-1544,
except
1543.
I
2.
Throttle retarded
below
throttle
warning
switch
setting
and/or
flaps fully
extended
on
TH-1543,
TH-1545
andAfter.
ae.
Run
the
gear up
and check the
landing
gear
position lights.
Three
green
lights,
one
for
each
gear,
are
illuminated
whenever
the
landing
gears
are
down
and locked.
A
red
light
illuminates
any
time
one
or
all
of the
landing
gears
are
in
transit
or
in
any
intermediate
position.
All of the
lights
will be
extinguished
when the
gears
are
up
and
locked.
af.
Recheck
limit
switch
adjustment.
ag.
Safety
all bolts.
Tighten
locknuts
and
remove
airplane
from
jacks.
ah.
On
TH-1543,
TH-1545
and
After,
check
the
landing
gear-up-circuit
throttle-interrupt
switch for
proper
operation.
Refer
to
the latter
part
of
this
section for
adjustment procedures.
To check switch
operation
use
the
following
procedures:
i.
Extend
the
landing
gear
fully
down.
2.
With the throttle
fully
closed,
place
the
landing
gear
switch in
UP
position.
The
landing
gear
should
not
retract.
3.
Slowly
advance
throttle until
landing
gear
retracts.
4.
When retraction
starts,
retard
throttle
to
check
latching
relay.
Landing
gear
should
go
all
the
way
up.
Replace
relay
(located
under
RH instrument
panel)
if
required.
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