Remove/Install The Passenger Door - Diamond Aircraft DA 40 NG Airplane Maintenance Manual

Doors

5. Remove/Install the Passenger Door

A. Remove the Passenger Door
Detail Steps/Work Items
(1) Open the passenger door:
S Push and hold the safety button next to the
door handle.
S Pull the door handle away from the door
frame.
S Lift the door open.
(2) Remove the gas strut:
S Remove the locking clips from the gas strut
top and bottom ball-end fittings.
S Pull the gas strut off the ball end fittings on
the fuselage and clear of the airplane.
(3) Remove the passenger reading light assembly
from the top of the cockpit.
(4) Remove the bolts and washers which attach the
front and rear door hinges to the fuselage.
(5) Lift the door clear of the airplane.
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Key Items/References
Refer to Figure 4 and 5.
Hold the door!
For access to the front door hinge.
Refer to Section 33-10.
Hold the door!
DA 40 NG AMM
Doc # 6.02.15
Rev. 3