PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
SECTION 7
DESCRIPTION
Edition 0 -- October 31, 2013
Rev. 1
Page 7.3.18
DOORS, WINDOWS AND EMERGENCY EXIT
Cabin access door
(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 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.
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. Push 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.
