Service difficulty report · Target · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 6, 2004
Submitted
June 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
39,915 hours, 5,591 cycles
Part
Target
Part number
ARG7531502
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WITH GEAR UP. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE AND RESTRICTED SPEED TO 230 KTS. ON POSTFLIGHT FOUND TARGET BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG TARGET AS PER AMM 32-34-05-4. PROXIMITY SENSOR & THE TARGET ASSY ADJUSTMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 32-61-15-820-001. CARRIED OUT RIGHT MLG DOOR LINK AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENT/TEST AS PER AMM 32-34-05-5, FOUND SATISFACTORY. CARRIED OUT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT/TEST AS PER AMM 34-31-00-5 AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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