Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 30, 2005
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48528
Aircraft time
41,967 hours, 9,723 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Scissor Link
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON T/O. CYCLED GEAR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND RIGHT MLG SCISSOR LINK BRACKET BROKEN DURING INSPECTION. APPEARS WIRING CONDUIT MAY HAVE HUNG UP ON DOOR LATCH MECHANISM DURING RETRACTION. RIGHT MLG DOOR LATCH NOT DAMAGED. REPLACED CONDUIT GUIDE. ACCOMPLISHED A/C JACKING AND RIGHT MLG SWING AND ADJUSTMENT TEST. ALL TESTS PASSED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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