TBM
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
700
SECTION 7
DESCRIPTION
Page 7.3.22
Edition 1 -- November 30, 2010
Rev. 0
DOORS, WINDOWS AND EMERGENCY EXIT
Cabin access door
(Figure 7.3.1B)
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 embeded in door (this pressure disengages
the handle from its recess), then turn the handle upwards. Raise the door
helping it to open. Two compensation actuators bring and maintain the door
at its maximum opening position.
After door opening, tilt stairs downwards. Stairs down movement is damped
by means of two gas struts and leads the hand rail to extend.
CAUTION
RETRACT 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 it by moving inside handle downwards. Check that all latch pins and
hooks are correctly engaged (visible green marks).
The ”DOOR” CAS message lights on as long as the door is not correctly
locked.
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