TBM
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
700
SECTION 7
DESCRIPTION
Page 7.3.24
Edition 1 -- November 30, 2010
Rev. 0
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.
CAUTION
RETRACT STAIRS BEFORE CLOSING ACCESS DOOR AND MAKE
SURE DOOR DEFLECTION AREA IS CLEAR
To retract stairs from outside the airplane, raise stairs by pushing them
upwards from the lower part and fold them inside cabin. While stairs are
retracted, the hand rail folds up.
To close the door from outside the airplane, press on knob on outside
fuselage at the right side 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 outside handle downwards, then
fold handle in its recess.
Check that all latch pins and hooks are correctly engaged (visible green
marks).
In case of geared motor failure, the door can be manually tilted downwards by
pulling sufficiently to override action of compensating struts.
TBM 700B
