Aft Baggage Door; Control Locks - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section VII
BEECHCRAFT Sundowner
180
Systems Description
C23 (M-1285 and After)
side,
lift
the
handle from its
recess and
pull until
the door
opens.
To
close the cabin door
from
the
inside, grasp
the
armrest attached to the door and firmly
pull
the door
closed. Opening the storm
window
will
alleviate
pressure
inside
the cabin as the door is being closed. On serials
M-
1285 thru M-1412 and M-1415, M-1419,
M-1423,
M-
1439
and M-1447 a second door latch
is
installed
on
the
upper
aft door frame
which
must be
rotated
to the
locked
position. Press firmly
outward at the aft edge of the door.
If
any
movement
of the door is detected, completely open the
door and close again following the above
instructions.
To
open
the door
from
the
inside, lift
the door release handle
and
pull until
the door latch
releases.
AFT BAGGAGE
DOOR
A baggage door, aft of
the
cabin door on either the left or
right
side
of
the fuselage,
is provided for loading
cargo
into
the aft cabin.
To
open the door on the
right
side from the
outside,
use
the
key provided
to turn the cam
lock. To
open
the door
on
the
left
side
from
the outside,
grasp
the flush
handle
and
pull
until the door opens.
To
open the
right
door
from
the
inside,
rotate
handle counter
clockwise
until
door
opens. This right
door
lock can
be
locked with
a
key.
CONTROL
LOCKS
A
control
lock is provided with
the
loose
tools, to
prevent
movement of
the
control column
and
impairs
access to the
magnetgetart
switch.
To install
the Control
Lock:
1. Level
the
control wheel
and move control column so
the holes in the control
column
hanger
and
control
col-
umn
will
align to
accept
the
pin.
7-16
February
1979