Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 25, 2005
Submitted
November 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48551
Aircraft time
43,753 hours, 7,754 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Trim Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. GROUND SENSOR WAS NOT A FACTOR SINCE PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL AND A/P ENGAGED. CONSULTED QRH BUT DID NOT USE THE HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON PER MOCC. RETURNED TO DEL. INSPECTION FOUND FLUID DRIPPING FROM TRIM CYLINDER PRESS RELIEF VALVE ON RIGHT L/G. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER AMM-32-37-03-4. ADJ/TEST & OPS TEST OF TRUCK BEAM TRIM INTERLOCK CYLINDER C/O SATIS AS PER AMM-32-37-00-5. GEAR HANDLE MOVEMENT CHECKED SATIS VIA USE OF OVERRIDE BUTTON WITH GEAR PINS INSTALLED. SATIS INTERACTION WITH INTERLOCK CYLINDER. HYD SYS NR 3 RESERVICED TO FULL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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