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B737 B1 B2 CLASSIC TO NG DIFFERENCES COURSE

B737 CLASSIC
ATA 52
DOORS REVIEW
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REVISIONS

REVISION
DATE REASON FOR REVISION INITIAL
NUMBER
ORIGINAL REVISION 01/04/2014 REVISION OF CONTENT AND SEQUENCE INLINE WITH TNA DT

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CONTENTS

ATA 52 – DOORS

DOORS – INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
TRAINING INFORMATION POINT............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
DOOR CONTROL MECHANISMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
DOOR SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
DOOR SEALS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
DOOR DRAINS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
DOOR WARNING .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
TRAINING INFORMATION POINT............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
ENTRY AND SERVICE DOOR - ESCAPE SLIDES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TRAINING INFORMATION POINT............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
ENTRY AND SERVICE DOOR - ESCAPE SLIDE OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR – INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

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DOORS - CARGO - INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
DOOR WARNING .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
DOORS - FORWARD AIRSTAIR AND DOOR – AIRSTAIR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
OPERATIONAL DISPLAYS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
TRAINING INFORMATION POINT........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

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DOORS – INTRODUCTION
Purpose Training Information Point

The doors are removable units that give access to the airplane You can open and close entry, galley service, and cargo doors in winds up
compartments. to 40 knots without structural damage. You can let these doors stay
latched open in winds up to 65 knots without structural damage.
General Description If a door is left open for a long time, a protective cover should be put over
the door frame. This prevents bad weather damage to the airplane.
These are the types of doors on the airplane:

- Forward and aft entry doors

- Forward and aft galley service doors
- Emergency exit hatches (including pilots’ sliding windows)
- Cargo doors
- Interior doors (crew door and lavatory doors)
- Miscellaneous access doors

A door warning system shows the crew that pressure bearing doors are
closed and properly latched before flight.

All doors have silicon rubber seals. The seals do these things:

- Seal air and light leaks

- Act as acoustic and thermal barriers
- Supply aerodynamic smoothness
Location

The entry doors are on the left side of the airplane.

The galley service doors are on the right side of the airplane.
The pilots’ sliding windows are in the flight compartment.
The cargo doors are on the right side of the airplane.
The crew door and lavatory doors are inside the airplane.
The miscellaneous access doors are near the systems they serve.

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FORWARD ENTRY DOOR

Purpose
The forward entry door gives access to the airplane passenger cabin. To close the door, first release the hinge lock and then do the open
Location operations in reverse order.
The forward entry door is on the left side of the upper, forward fuselage. A guide pin on the door and a guide pin track on the door frame align the
door in the door frame as it closes.
General Description
Door Support
The forward entry door is the largest passenger entry door on the airplane.
The door is a plug-type door. When the airplane is unpressurized, the hinges support the door. When
The door has these parts: the airplane is pressurized, cabin pressure pushed the door slightly
outboard. This causes the door seals to compress and the door stop pins
- Centre door assembly contact the frame stop fittings. This transmits the door pressure loads to
- Upper gate the door frame structure which unloads the door latches.
- Lower gate
Door Seals
A liner covers the door’s interior surface. The centre door assembly has The door has edge seals (flap and bulb type) and gate hinge seals
hard points at the bottom for the emergency escape slide installation. The (diaphragm type).
centre door assembly has a window.
Door Drains
Door Control Mechanisms
The door structure has internal drain paths. The door sections drain into
You can open and close the door from the interior or exterior of the the door frame threshold. The door threshold drains overboard through
airplane. You operate the door manually. Unlatch the door with the control bladders in the lower fuselage.
handle. When you turn the handle in the OPEN direction, internal
mechanisms do these things: Door Warning
The forward entry door has an interface with the door warning system.
- Disengage the door roller latches There is a proximity switch assembly on the door frame adjacent to an
- Fold the door gates inward upper latch track.
- Tilt the door’s hinge edge inward to the cocked position The switch senses the position of the door latch roller. When the door is
latched, it causes the P5 panel warning light to go out.
Then push the door through the door frame until it is fully open. Use the
assist handles for this operation. Training Information Point
A lock mechanism in the upper hinge locks the door in the fully open
position.
The forward entry door is used as an example. All entry and galley service
doors are similar in construction and operation.

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ENTRY AND SERVICE DOOR - ESCAPE SLIDES

Each slide has these additional features:
Purpose
- Lifelines
Escape slides help passengers and crew evacuate the airplane in an - Mooring line with a frangible link
emergency. If the airplane lands in water, you may disconnect the escape - Red handgrips
slides from the airplane and use them as flotation devices. Location
Physical Description An escape slide is on the lower inboard face of each entry and service
Escape slides are made of neoprene-coated nylon fabric. An aluminium door.
coating provides protection from the effects of radiant heat. The sliding Training Information Point
surface is a high strength, urethane-coated, nylon fabric.
Each escape slide packs in a valise and stows inside a compartment on You arm and disarm the escape slide manually. When the escape slide is
the aircraft exit door. armed, the girt bar is secure in the escape slide floor brackets. When the
Escape slides have quick-release detachable girts. This feature allows the escape slide is stowed (not armed), the girt bar is in the girt bar retainer
escape slides to separate easily from the aircraft so you may use them as hooks.
flotation devices in the event of a ditching. It also provides for simple girt Make sure the slide is not armed before you open the door. If you open
replacement. the door when the slide is armed, the slide will deploy.
Each escape slide installation has these parts:

- Escape slide compartment

- Escape slide pack
- Two floor brackets

The escape slide compartment holds the slide pack in the stowed position
and opens when you use the slide.
The escape slide pack is inside the escape slide compartment.
The entire assembly attaches to the lower inboard face of each entry and
service door.
The floor brackets are at the forward and aft ends of the doorways,
inboard of the door sill.

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ENTRY AND SERVICE DOOR - ESCAPE SLIDE

OPERATION
Operation

To arm the escape slide, remove the girt bar from the stowage hooks on
the door and install it in the floor brackets.

Open the door as usual but do not hesitate until it is fully open.
The girt strap will extend while you open the door.

As you open the door, the girt latch assembly will let the slide pack fall out
of the slide cover.

As the slide pack falls, it will start the slide inflation.

The escape slide will fully inflate in approximately six seconds.

If the escape slide does not inflate automatically, pull the inflation handle
sharply to inflate the escape slide manually.

To remove the escape slide from the airplane, lift the cover flap and pull
the girt release handle.

The escape slide will remain connected to the airplane by the mooring line
until the line is released, cut, or the frangible link breaks under load.

Activation of the incandescent lighting system is automatic during inflation

of the slide.

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EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR – INTRODUCTION

Purpose
Emergency exit doors supply additional exits for the passengers in the
event of an emergency.
Location
The emergency exit doors are above the wings.
General Description
There are four emergency exit doors on the 800 and two on the 700 and
600 aircraft.
They all have the same construction features, but are adjusted separately
to fit their fuselage frames. The doors have a window with an internal
shade.
An EXIT light attaches to the door cut-out lining above each door. An
independent wash light fixture below the sign illuminates the hatch area.

You can open the emergency exit door from inside or outside the airplane.

The emergency exit doors operate with a spring loaded vent panel at the
top of the hatch.
The emergency exit doors connects with the door warning system. Each
hatch frame has a switch on two of its latch tracks. A latch roller actuates
the switch.
With the hatch locked the P5 panel OVERWING EXIT warning lights goes
out.

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DOORS - CARGO - INTRODUCTION Door Warning

Location
The cargo doors have an interface with the door warning system. Each
The cargo compartment doors are on the right side of the fuselage, on the door has a switch on its latch mechanism, and a warning light on the P5
lower lobe, forward and aft of the wing. forward overhead panel.

General Description

These are the two cargo doors:

- Forward cargo door

- Aft cargo door.

The doors are similar in shape, design, and operation, but they are slightly
different in size.
The doors are plug-type. They open inward, and hinge at the top. Seals
around the door edge and door handle shaft prevent pressurization loss.

You operate the doors manually. This may be done from outside of the
airplane or from inside the cargo compartment. A counter balance inside
the door reduces the effort necessary to lift the door. An uplock detent in
the counter balance mechanism holds the door in the fully open position. A
door snubber makes sure the door does not fall quickly if the counter
balance mechanism fails.

A manual strap device in the cargo compartment ceiling can be used to

hold the door in the fully open position.
A bungee lanyard with a soft-grip handle on the door makes it easy to
lower the door.

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DOORS - FORWARD AIRSTAIR AND DOOR –

AIRSTAIR
Purpose
The NORMAL mode uses airplane ac and dc power for operation.
The forward airstair lets passengers and crew enter and exit the airplane
The STANDBY mode uses airplane dc and/or battery dc power. Battery
without any ground support equipment.
power is locked out when there is a supply of airplane dc power.
Location
You can operate the airstair from inside or outside the airplane.
The forward airstair is below the forward entry door.
The interior control panel is on the forward attendant’s panel. Mechanical and electrical interlocks prevent the accidental extension of
The exterior control panel is aft of the airstair door on the fuselage skin. the airstair in flight. The mechanical interlock is a lock pin that prevents the
airstair door from opening. The electrical interlock is a circuit that disarms
Physical Description the interior control panel when the airplane is not on the ground.
The forward airstair has these parts:
Operational Displays
- Carriage The STAIRS OPERATING light on the interior control panel comes on
- Upper ladder during airstair operation. The light stays on as long as the airstair or
- Lower ladder airstair door is in any position other than end of extension or retraction.
- Handrails with extensions
- Interior and exterior controls. The airstair is part of the door warning system. The amber
AIRSTAIR light comes on panel P5 when the airstair door is not closed
General Description and locked.
The airstair design allows for a height deviation from the airstair to the
ground of 15 inches. This compensates for airplane loading and field Training Information Point
deviations from level. Do not operate the airstair when the airplane is jacked.
The airstair is an electromechanical system and can operate in these Do not operate the airstair in any attitude that prevents the lower ladder
modes: from firm ground contact.
Do not load the airstair if the lower ladder is not firmly on the ground or
- NORMAL mode when there is a supply of ac and dc power damage may result.
- STANDBY mode for operations when ac power is not available, or there
is a failure in the normal circuits
- Manually in the event of failure of all electric circuits.

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