Service difficulty report · Unlock Cylinder · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 21, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
45,705 hours, 9,323 cycles
Part
Unlock Cylinder
Part number
3914016
Part serial
OPT0206NTW
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION BOTH SYSTEM, COULD FEEL DRAG. CYCLED GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. T/S RIGHT MLG RETRACT FUNCTION AS PER FIM 32-30-00 FIG 103, WITH A/C ON JACKS AND LANDING GEAR SWING TEST AS PER MM 32-31-00-5 & 07-11-00. PHYSICAL CHECK RIGHT GEAR DOOR LATCH, GEAR POSITION FOLLOW-UP CABLES AND PUSH RODS ALL CONDITION NORMAL PER 32-34-05-5 AND 32-31-00-5. TEST LANDING GEAR RETRACT TIME PASSED AS PER TASK 32-31-00-700-804. CONTINUE OPS LANDING GEARS FOR TWO HOURS MORE THAN FORTY TIMES, STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG UNLOCK CYLINDER PER MM 32-33-02-4. LUBRICATED RT LANDING GEAR/DOOR PER MM 12-21-00. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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