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DOORS

ATR 42-400/500/ATR 72 -212A

DOORS
(ATA 52)

Training Manual
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Table of Content
DOORS 06 LANDING GEAR DOORS 42
GENERAL 06 GENERAL 42
MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS 42
PASSENGER-CREW DOOR 08 NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS 46
GENERAL 08
PASSENGER DOOR OPERATION 12

EMERGENCY EXIT 14
GENERAL 14
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT 16
General 16
Passenger emergency exit door operation 18
FLIGHT COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD HATCH 20
General 20
Flight compartment overhead hatch operation 22

CARGO DOOR 24
GENERAL 24
CARGO DOOR OPERATION 26
Cargo door manual opening 28

SERVICE & ACCESS DOORS 30

GENERAL 30
ACCESS DOORS 30
SERVICE DOOR 32
General 32
Service door operation 34
PILOT COMMUNICATION DOOR 36

DOORS WARNING 38
GENERAL 38
OPERATION 40

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List of illustrations Abbreviations & Acronyms

DOORS 07
PASSENGER DOOR 09
PASSENGER DOOR FEATURES 11
PASSENGER DOOR OPERATION 13
EMERGENCY EXITS 15
PASSENGER EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR 17
PASSENGER EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR OPERATION 19
COCKPIT EMRGENCY HATCH 21
EMER HATCH OPERATION 23
CARGO DOOR 25
CARGO DOOR MECHANISM 27
CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR & CONTROL PANEL 29
ACCESS DOORS 31
SERVICE DOOR 33
SERVICE DOOR HANDLES 35
PILOT COMMUNICATION DOOR 37
CONTROL PANEL 39
CONTROL PANEL 41
MLG DOOR 43
NLG DOORS 45

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DOORS
GENERAL Door Warning System
Such a system serves for visual warning of correct locking of
This section covers all doors external to pressurized and doors by means of three warning Lights located on overhead
unpressurized compartments, landing gear doors and doors panel 25VU:
warning system. - CABIN (Passenger/crew door)/CARGO DOOR,
- FWD COMPT (Fwd avionic compt door),
Passenger/Crew Door - EMERGENCY HATCH/SERVICE DOOR.
A door located on after L side of passenger compartment is
provided for access to aircraft. A test switch is used to verify correct operation of the system.

Emergency Exit Doors Landing Gear Doors

Two emergency exit doors (Type Ill), situated on forward L and R Two MLG doors and four NLG doors are provided for covering of
sides of passenger compartment are provided for passenger and wheel wells.
crew while an overhead hatch is located in flight compartment.

Cargo Door
A cargo door, Located on forward L side of fuselage is provided
for access to the forward cargo compartment.

Service Doors
A service door, located on after R side of fuselage can be used as
additional emergency exit (Type I) while the access to forward
and after avionic compartments is located by means of doors,
respectively, on upper bulkhead of NLG wheel well and on lower
side of tail section.

A pilot communication door, located on forward L side of fuselage

is provided for access to cockpit.

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PASSENGER-CREW DOOR
GENERAL
The door provides access for crew members and passengers to
flight compartment and passenger compartment respectively.
The door is located between FR 36 and FR 39 on Left side of the
fuselage.
It is hinged on lower side (2 hinges) and opens outwards and
downwards. When opened, the door is supported on the ground
by a rubber tired integral roller.
Five integral steps are installed on door inboard surface and a
sixth folding step protects the pressure seal when the door is in
the extended position.
There is a balance mechanism attached between the door and
fuselage. It incorporates two springs, a torque tube and a fail safe
cable is installed between balance arm and door stair.
A vent door is installed in upper section of door outer skin. It is
driven by door locking mechanism in closing and opening. The
vent door indicates (when in not closed position) a failure in the
venting system. The open position of the vent door also prevents
the pressurization of the fuselage to an unsafe Level.
Three microswitches are installed on the fuselage in
correspondence of three shoot bolts and a fourth is inside the
door on latch lock to provide an alerting signal if the door is not
fully latched and locked.

The stairs is also provided with an emergency light which is

incorporated into the vertical panel of the second step to
illuminate the ground.

A pressure seal is installed on fuselage along the surrounding sill

structure of door opening and is depressed by door edges when
the door is closed.

There are two handrails, one is a folding handrail and another is a

removable handrail.

The retraction and extension of the door is obtained manually and

the latching/unlatching can be carried out by means of two
handles, either internally or externally to fuselage.

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PASSENGER DOOR OPERATION

Door opening
The door can be opened from A/C outside by pulling out and
downwards the outer operating handle up to fully extended
position.

Door closing

Before closing the door, remove the pin-quick release (security

pin), of handrail secondary, and put it on its stand on stanchion for
fold handrail.

The door can be closed from A/C outside by manually lifting the
door from the ground and pushing it inside the fuselage opening.
Then push inwards the outer operating handle until it is flush with
door outer skin inside the handle box.

The confirmation of door Latching and locking is given by flags

bearing the word "LOCKED" visible through the view ports
installed on integral steps structure.

Note: Opening and closing procedures from inside are similar to

procedures used for the operation from outside.

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EMERGENCY EXIT
GENERAL

Three emergency exits are provided for evacuation of the

passenger and flight compartments.

Two doors are located one on each side of the fuselage

compartment between FR 18 and FR 19 and between STR 6 and
STR 12 while a pilot overhead hatch is located in the flight
compartment fuselage crown structure between FR 9 and FR 12.

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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT

General
The two emergency exit doors (type Ill) of passenger
compartment are hinged on the bottom (two spigot type hinge)
and open inwards rotating on hinges and falling down.

The locking mechanism may be operated either from A/C outside

or inside.

The outer handle has also the rule of vent door to prevent the
cabin pressurization to an unsafe level if the door is not
completely locked.

Five stops are installed on door pan structure, two per side (FWD
and AFT) and one on upper side while a simple locking
mechanism serves to protrude or retract a shoot bolt upper side of
the door to lock and unlock the door in the fuselage opening.

A pressure seal is installed on door pan near the door outer skin
periphery and is depressed by the fuselage skin surrounding the
door cutout when the door is closed.

A window is provided in the center section of the door to allow the

passengers to look outside.

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Passenger emergency exit door operation

Door Opening from A/C Outside

The door is opened from outside by pushing the handle until the
shoot bolt disengages the retainer on fuselage, then leaving the
door to come inside the fuselage.

Note: When the door is opened from out side it is not possible to
hold it during the rotation and it falls down in the passenger
compartment.

Door Opening from A/C Inside

The door is opened from inside by pulling down the inner handle
to unlock the shoot bolt from the upper door jamb, then the door
will rotate inwards on lower hinges and holding it by inner handle,
will be removed completely from the fuselage opening.

Note: Closing of the door is possible from inside the A/C only.

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General
The emergency hatch is hinged on forward side (two spigot type
hinge) and opens inwards rotating on hinges and falling down.

Two stops installed on aft side serve to carry the pressurization

load.

A pressure seal which serves also to avoid the rain entering

inside the flight compartment is mounted around the hatch pan
near the hatch outer skin, and is depressed by the fuselage skin
surrounding the hatch cutout when the hatch is closed.

Two handles (internal and external) operate an internal device

which in turn pushes or retracts a shoot bolt to lock and unlock the
hatch in the fuselage opening.

One escape rope and some steps are built on lateral side of the
electric rack to allow evacuation through opening of the hatch.

A microswitch is located on the fuselage in correspondence with

the shoot bolt to provide an alerting signal if the door is not fully
locked and in addition a proximity switch is installed inside the
door that senses the lock position of internal handle

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Flight compartment overhead hatch operation

Hatch Opening from A/C Outside

The hatch is opened from outside by pressing a handle release
button (to clear the outer handle from the stowed position) then by
pulling the handle forwards to unlatch the shoot bolt from the
retainer fitting installed on aft jamb.

The opening is completed by leaving the hatch free to rotate

downward around the hinge (on forward side) and to go inside the
flight compartment.

WARNING : Before releasing the outer handle it is necessary to

make sure that no crew members or other people be injured by the
hatch falling down.

Hatch Opening from A/C Inside

The hatch is opened from inside by pulling down and afterwards
the inner handle to unlock the shoot bolt from the retainer fitting on
fuselage then supporting the hatch which initially rotates on the
forward hinges and after falls down because of its own weight.

WARNING : The inner handle and the complete hatch should be

held firmly by hand to avoid its accidental fall down during
opening and removal operations.

Note: Closing of the door is possible from inside the A/C only.

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CARGO DOOR
GENERAL
A cargo door is provided for access to the forward cargo
compartment and is an outward opening type (not plug type).
The door is located on the Left side of the fuselage between FR
14 and FR 17 and between STR 6 and STR 15.
The cargo compartment door is hinged on upper side (two
adjacent continuous hinge sections) and opens outwards and
upwards with a nominal travel of 87°(allowed 3° of overtravel).
The door is provided with a pressure seal (terylene reinforced
silicone rubber bulb type seal) attached to the door periphery with
a rolled section retainer.
Two separate handles operate two separated and independent
mechanical systems located inside the door structure to latch and
lock the door, this is to prevent its accidental opening in flight.
The latching action is performed by three hooks (installed on
lower side of the door) driven by the internal latching mechanism
which is operated by the lower handle.
The locking action is performed by three locking pins machined to
engage with the latching hooks in closed position, thus to prevent
the hooks unlatching rotation. They are operated by the upper
handle.
Since the cargo door is not considered as an emergency exit, the
handles serve for external operation only and situated to gain
easy access from the ground.
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The door is actuated by an electrical linear actuator installed
between jamb and door on upper forward side door opening.
The door is operated by a control panel 5001VU located in the
fuselage outer skin near the aft/Lower corner of cargo door
opening.
A vent door, installed on door outer skin driven by the locking
mechanism show, when in not complete closed position, a failure
in the venting system to prevent pressurization of the cabin to an
unsafe level if the cargo door is not fully latched and locked.
View ports are located on lower side of outer skin to inspect from
outside all three latchlock pins.
A wing and engine scan light is located in the door outer skin to
verify ice condition on the Left wing and engine.
A folding rod is installed between the door and fuselage to hold
the door in correct open position. The hold open strut is provided
with two proximity switch (prevention of cargo door actuator
working when strut is in the extended position).
Six proximity switches are installed to give the crew indication of
latched or unlatched position of the hooks and in addition another
proximity switch is installed adjacent to the forward latchlock pin
to give indication of locked position of the hook.
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CARGO DOOR OPERATION

Door Opening:
• Press and hold inwards the access flap.
• Press downwards the spring loaded catch on top of latch-lock
handle and pull the latch-lock handle out and downwards.
• Pull the latch-drive handle out and downwards to fully extended
position.
• Open the cargo door control panel 5001VU access cover.

NOTE Make sure that "CRG ARMED” light on control panel is on,
and clear area of cargo door travel before earring out step
operation.

• Push and hold the momentary switch lever on "OPEN"

position.
• Release the switch lever when the actuator and cargo door
running stops (cargo door in fully open position).
• Lock Folding Strut by collar.

WARNING : Do not set momentary switch to close position when

hold open strut is locked.

Door closing:
Same operation in the opposite way.

Door closing and locking must be verified from outside through

the three view ports by checking that the black chromium
indication appears.

Note: The cargo door can be unlatched and opened/closed and

latched from A/C outside only.

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Cargo door manual opening

The only operation that can be carried out from inside the cargo
compartment is the mechanical lifting and the closing of the door
that is performed whenever the electrical power is not available
and in case of door actuator failure.

•Press and hold inwards the access flap.

•Press downwards the spring loaded catch on top of latch-lock
handle and pull the latch-lock handle out and downwards.
•Pull the latch-drive handle out and downwards to fully extended
position.
•Operate the door with the portable crank which is applied on the
actuator mechanism (square bit drive) and turned manually.

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SERVICE & ACCESS DOORS

GENERAL

Service doors are provided for the passenger compartment for

FWD and AFT avionic compartments and for cockpit inside.

The passenger compartment door is an outward opening type

(not plug type) as the AFT avionic compartment door, the FWD
avionic compartment door is a plug type, while the cockpit access
door (communication door) is a insideward type (plug type).

ACCESS DOORS
Access doors consist of forward and aft avionic compartment
doors.

Forward Avionic Compartment Door (FWD COMP)

The forward avionic compartment door is located on NLG wheel
well upper bulkhead between FR1 and FR3.

It is plug type, hinged on forward side by two conventional hinges,

opening upwards and forwards and has a lock on aft side.

A microswitch is located on fuselage in correspondence with the

lock to provide a signal alerting the crew if the door is not fully
locked.

Aft Avionic Compartment Door

The aft avionic compartment door is located on the rear fuselage
between FR 45 and FR 46.

It is non-plug type hinged on R side by means of two piano hinges

and has two Latches on Left side.

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SERVICE DOOR
General
The service door is located on the right side of the aft end of the
passenger compartment between FR 37 and FR 39 and between
STR 8 and STR 14.
The service door is hinged on FWD side (two hinges) and opens
outwards and then forwards against the side of the fuselage.
When fully opened, the door is held against the fuselage by a
hook spring-loaded to engage the door external handle.
Two microswitches are installed on the fuselage in
correspondence with two service door shoot bolts (aft door jamb),
and a third is inside the door on Latch Lock to provide an alerting
signal if the door is not secured closed.
Two view ports located on service door inner skin adjacent to the
two Latch-Locks allow inspection of Latch-Locks position by
means of flags attached to structure and bearing the words
LOCKED or UNLKD.

The service door internal mechanism consists of two separate

systems (Latching and Locking systems) which are driven by the
drive shaft actuated by the handles.

The latching system pushes longitudinally five shoot bolts

(two on forward side and three on aft side) which engage and
disengage the respective retaining rollers installed on fuselage
door jamb.

The locking system operates two Latch-Locks that engage and

disengage the upper and lower shoot bolts on aft side.

A vent door installed in the upper section of the service door outer
skin is driven by the locking mechanism in closing and opening
operations. It indicates (when not in closed position) a failure in
the venting system. The open position of the vent door prevents
the fuselage pressurization to an unsafe level.

A pressure seal (vented type) is installed on service door pan

along full periphery and is depressed by the seal depressor
installed on fuselage when the door is closed.

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Service door operation

Door Opening from Outside

The door can be opened from outside by rotating the outer handle
90 degrees clockwise (from horizontal to vertical position). Pull
the terminal (located on the door hinges side) push the door and
release the terminal so that the handle engages the hold-open
hook which holds the door locked in fully open position against
the fuselage outer surface.

Door Opening from Inside

The door can be opened from inside by pulling the inner handle
and then rotating it 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Pull the terminal (located on the door hinges side ) push the
door and release the terminal so that the handle engages the
hold-open hook.

Door closing
The door can be closed by pulling the terminal to disengage from
the hook.
The latching and locking can be performed by one or another of
the two handles.

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PILOT COMMUNICATION DOOR

The communication door is a plug type located between FR 8 and

FR 9.
It is hinged by two hinges on lower side and opens inwards.
Two stops, one for each upper corner, serve to carry the
pressurization Load.

For the pilot communication door, only a quick release Latch

system allows door Locking and unlocking.

The communication door is provided with pressure seal (silicone

rubber seal) that is depressed by fuselage skin panel when the
door is closed.

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DOORS WARNING
GENERAL

The system is provided for visual warning about correct locking of

doors by means of three warning lights located on overhead
panel:
- CABIN (Passenger/Crew Door),
- SERVICE DOOR (Passenger Compartment Service Door),
- CARGO DOOR,
- FLIGHT COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY HATCH,
- FWD COMPT (Forward Avionic Compartment Door).

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OPERATION
Passenger/Crew Door
Four microswitches, 3 installed on door frame and 1 inside the
door, control the door status.
The fully locked position is obtained when all microswitches are
actived.
Service Door
Three microswitches 2 installed on door frame and 1 inside
the door, control the door status.
The fully locked position is obtained when all microswitches are
activated.
Forward Avionic Compartment Door
The door status is controlled by 1 microswitches.
The fully locked position is obtained if this microswitch is
activated.
Flight Compartment Overhead Hatch
The door status is controlled by 1 proximity switch which monitors
the position of handle and by 1 microswitch.
The fully locked position is obtained if this microswitch is
activated.
Cargo Door
Cargo door engaged and disengaged status is detected by:
- 3 hook engaged position proximity switch.
- 1 Latch locked position proximity switch.
- 3 hook disengaged position proximity switch.
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When unlocked signal (cabin, cargo, emer, service and fwd compt
doors) is sent to MFC, the following alerts are activated:
- "DOORS" amber Light on CAP 175WW comes on,
- "CAUTION" Lights on panel 3VU and 5VU comes on,
- Single chime,
- Relevant "UNLK" comes on.
Microswitches Test
Passenger/crew door
When the door is opened, it is possible to check, by pressing
pushbutton switch, that no hidden failure of a microswitch
occurred (microswitch failed Locked). In this condition, the
unlocked (true) position of the four microswitches, connected in
series, causes OK Legend to come on in upper section of caution
Light.
Service door
Same as for passenger/crew door except that three
microswicthes are used and OK Legend comes on lower section
of caution Light.
Proximity Switches Failure Recording
The eventual failure of proximity switches of emer hatch and
cargo doors are detected and memorized by MFC which allows to
locate rapidly from panel 702VU, in that every proximity switch
has a corresponding failure code.
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LANDING GEAR DOORS

GENERAL

Two MLG doors and four NLG doors are provided for covering of
wheel wells.

MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS

The main landing gear trunnion leg supports by a rod, a multiple

section door which is an outward opening type, it closes the wheel
well in flight condition.

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NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS

There are four NLG doors

- two forward Located between FR 1 and FR 6
- two afterward Located between FR 6 and FR 7.

ALL doors are hinged on lateral side by means of two

conventional hinges for each door and are outward opening type.

ALL the four doors are mechanically linked to and driven by the
nose landing gear.

When NLG is in down position only the aft doors remain opened.

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