AIRCRAFT GENERAL, COCKPIT
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Aircraft Operations Manual
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6.
COCKPIT DOOR
To open the cockpit door from the cabin, the
rounded knob on the cockpit door is turned and the
door pulled open. The door can be latched in the
fully open position by pressing it against a door
catcher located on the cover panel to the avionic
rack.
The door can be latched closed on the cockpit side
by turning the latch lever to locked position as indi-
cated by the red marking beside the lever.
In case of a rapid decompression, the door has a
pressure equalization panel (blowout panel) to
equalize the pressure between the passenger
compartment and the cockpit.
In event that cockpit door cannot be opened toward
passenger cabin due to immovable obstruction on
cabin side, the door may be partially opened into
the cockpit as follows:
a. Remove the jumpseat assembly from its frame.
b. Turn the door stop (colored red) adjacent to the
rounded knob on the door jamb.
c. Release the pintle latch by turning on the
rounded knob.
d. Pull the door inwards.
Easy or full opening of the door may be obstruc-
ted by the observer’s smoke mask assembly,
jumpseat harness buckle holder, etc. However,
slight force should overcome such obstructions.
NOTE
Due to possibility of damage to door assembly,
hinge, etc., opening of door inwards is consid-
ered an abnormal operation, and shall be at-
tempted only if an immovable obstruction pre-
vents normal opening of the door in a timely
manner.
CAUTION
Note that emergency egress from the cockpit in
event cockpit door cannot be opened, or is inacces-
sible, shall be via the cockpit emergency escape
hatch.