Service difficulty report · Trim Cylinder · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
48,579 hours, 7,916 cycles
Part
Trim Cylinder
Condition
Unknown
Location
Mlg
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

ON GEAR RETRACTION RIGHT MAIN GEAR ILLUMINATED RED ON BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DISPLAYS. FOLLOWED QRH, CYCLED LANDING GEAR. AS SOON AS GEAR HANDLE DOWN, RIGHT MAIN SHOWED GREEN ON BOTH DISPLAYS (IE, NEVER IN TRANSIT). RETURNED TO HKG, DID NOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND NO FUEL DUMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRIM CYLINDER PER MM 32-37-01-4. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION, ALTERNATION EXTENSION, FREE FALL OPERATION CHECK. ALL WORK OK AND INDICATION NORMAL PER MM 32-30-00. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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