Beechcraft Baron 55 Series (1965–1972) Illustrated Parts Catalog – Vols. 1–2 (P/N 96-590010-13B3)

This Beechcraft Baron 55 Series Illustrated Parts Catalog covers the 1965–1972 Baron 55, A55, B55, C55, D55, and E55, including the listed A-suffix variants. Raytheon Aircraft publication P/N 96-590010-13B3 contains Volumes 1 and 2, reissued March 10, 1978, and revised August 1, 2001.

Searchable PDF and Catalog Navigation

Text search and illustration detail: Searchable text and embedded bookmarks provide access to the introduction, indexes, chapters, and individual assemblies. OCR errors can affect exact part-number searches. Small labels in the instrument-plumbing schematics are easier to read when enlarged.

The single printable PDF contains 1,673 pages, including both volume title pages, one publisher page, and two revision/instruction pages.

Airframe, Systems, and Power Plant Parts

The following selected catalog contents outline the principal parts-reference areas; additional topics include placards and markings, plus equipment and furnishings.

• Flight controls: Illustrated Rudder and Rudder Tab Controls, elevator trim mechanisms, flap actuators, and their associated cables, fittings, and attaching parts.

• Landing gear and brakes: Main Landing Gear Assembly views, nose gear, retraction mechanisms, wheels, brake assemblies, and parking-brake valve breakdowns.

• Fuel installations: Fuel-cell components, filler caps, selector valves, boost pumps, and Engine Fuel Plumbing illustrations with corresponding parts listings.

• Environmental systems: Heater and ventilation installations, oxygen equipment, pneumatic components, and vacuum-system parts organized by installation and serial applicability.

• Airframe structures: Fuselage, wing, stabilizer, door, and window assemblies, with illustrated detail parts and configuration-dependent listings.

• Power plant and propellers: Engine installation components, Engine Cowling views, exhaust assemblies, propeller installations, governors, and starter parts.

• Electrical equipment and instruments: Generator and alternator installations, instrument panels, and Instrument Plumbing views, including manifold-pressure and fuel-and-oil-pressure schematics.

This catalog is suited to aircraft maintenance and restoration personnel who can interpret illustrated parts lists and check airplane serial applicability.

Assembly Breakdown and Parts Ordering

Accurate parts identification matters on older Baron airframes, where visually similar components may apply only to a particular production configuration or airplane serial range. Illustrated breakdowns are paired with numbered listings so the reader can connect an illustrated component to its part-number entry.

The indenture system shows how major assemblies break down into subassemblies and individual detail parts. Attaching hardware is identified separately, helping establish which items belong to an assembly and which must be considered separately when preparing a parts order.

Serial Applicability and Part-Number Cross-Reference

Usable On codes: Each unit has its own effectivity codes. A code used in one assembly listing does not necessarily represent the same airplane serial range elsewhere in the catalog.

Alphabetical and alpha-numeric indexes provide routes into the listings when a component description or part number is already known. Superseded numbers are marked in the alpha-numeric index; attaching parts are excluded from that index.

For restoration work, the serial-specific listings help establish the parts associated with a particular aircraft configuration. Physical similarity alone does not establish catalog applicability.

Parts Reference and Repair Limits

This publication is an illustrated parts catalog, not a workshop repair manual. Its illustrations identify components and must not be used as maintenance instructions for reassembly.

Separate technical references: The engine and oil-system sections direct readers to the applicable Continental engine parts catalogs for their component breakdowns. Propeller listings also refer to the appropriate McCauley or Hartzell publications for further assembly detail.

Wiring diagrams and their associated electrical-component breakdowns require the applicable Wiring Diagram Manual. The pressure-plumbing schematics included here do not replace electrical wiring documentation or diagnostic procedures.

Instrument-panel caution: The electroluminescent switch-panel listing warns that incorrect fastener installation can cause an electrical short. For actual repair, adjustment, inspection, or installation work, use the applicable maintenance data and current airworthiness information.

Selected Windshield Thicknesses and Brake-Valve Detail

For TC-1 thru TC-954, the split-windshield listings distinguish .156-inch and .250-inch clear assemblies. These dimensions identify cataloged windshield versions rather than inspection limits.

The HE7002-3 parking-brake valve breakdown identifies a 7/32-inch steel ball for TC-1222 thru TC-1607 and TE-695 thru TE-942, except TE-938. This is a component-identification dimension, not a brake adjustment specification.