Fortified Flight Compartment Door Operation - BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q400 Series Crash-Fire-Rescue Manual

Fortified Flight Compartment Door Operation

A. Opening Flight Compartment Door from Flight Compartment Side
1. Pull slide latch to the right and push flight compartment door open.
2. If engaged, rotate deadbolt handle 90 degrees clockwise to the unlatched position (two
red dots on dead bolt plate behind knob will become visible).
B. Opening Flight Compartment Door from Cabin Side
1. Emergency Access
In an emergency, use a pry bar. Work the pry bar into the door jam at the slide latch
and deadbolt location until the door frame distorts sufficiently to allow the flight
compartment door to open.
2. Optional Entry
NOTE: U.S. registered aircraft do not have Remote Access System.
Press the Remote Access System Flight Attendant Access Switchlight on the
wardrobe maintenance panel. A white light will illuminate on the switch. The flight
compartment door will automatically open after a timed delay of 40 seconds if there is
no response by the flight crew. An amber light will illuminate on the Flight Attendant
Access Switchlight indicating that the flight compartment door is unlatched.
OR
The Remote Access System can be disabled by removing electrical power from the
aircraft (i.e. disconnect batteries and ground power). Door latch solenoid will de−
energize and door will open.
NOTE: The Fortified Flight Compartment Door will not open if the deadbolt lock is
engaged.
NOTE: The key access feature for the deadbolt lock will be disabled if both arms of
the rotary knob on the flight compartment side are set to the latched position .
Model 400
CRASH−FIRE−RESCUE MANUAL
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