Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
February 19, 2004
Submitted
February 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46628
Aircraft time
75,112 hours, 26,199 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER T/O LAX, RT MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER RETRACTION ON BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATORS. RECYCLED PER QRH, NO CHANGE. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CHECKED: BUNGEE CYLINDER, EXTENSION RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT TEST, TARGET AND PROXIMITY SENSOR GAPS, BLED TRIM CYLINDER, TRUCK PIVOT RELATIVE MOVEMENT, LUBED GEAR, REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FOR BY-PASSING AND LEAKING. ALL ACCOMPLISHED AS PER MM. TEST FLEW AIRCRAFT WITH 3 LANDINGS. OK RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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