Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
September 26, 2006
Submitted
September 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68057
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
48264
Aircraft time
53,801 hours, 19,989 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Cylinder
Part number
39140165503
Part serial
93638
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Downlock
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

RT MAIN GEAR DOWN ON RETRACTION AFTER T/O. LIGHT WENT RED AND STAYED RED UNTIL GEAR HANDLE PLACED DOWN. RECYCLED, SAME THING. LANDED @ KOAK. PER CREW DEBRIEF, APPARENTLY THE RT MLG NEVER MOVED FROM THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. SUSPECT RT MAIN DOWNLOCK CYCLINDER BYPASSING. JACKED A/C REF MM 07-11-00-2. ACCOMPLISHED LT AND RT MLG SWING REF MM 32-10-00-5. LT OPS AND INDICATIONS NORMAL; CONFIRMED RT NO UNLOCK/MOTION. DOOR SEQUENCING APPEARS NORMAL. REPLACED RT MLG DOWNLOCK CYLINDER REF MM 32-33-02-2. ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE MLG GEAR SWINGS, OPS AND INDICATIONS NORMAL REF MM 32-10-00-5.

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