To open the 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 the 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, with green marks
visible.
In case of geared motor failure, the door can be manually tilted downwards by
pulling sufficiently to override action of compensating struts.
Section 7
Description
Pilot's Information Manual
PIM TBM 960 - Edition 0
Rev. 01
Page 7.3.19
PIM - DO NOT USE FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
