Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 29, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
50,681 hours, 6,481 cycles
Part
Attach Bracket
Part number
ARG7310503
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR IN FLIGHT AFTER SEVERAL NORMAL CYCLES, USING RETRACT OVERRIDE BUTTON NO HELP. POST TEST FLIGHT REVEALED DAMAGE TO LH MAIN GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET FOR CABLE AND HYDRAULIC. FOLLOWING DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX WORKCARD 32T3601 FOUND SATISFACTORY. SECOND TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER LOGPAGE ENTRY: BRACKET ASSY P/N ARG7310-503 AND ARG7273-501 AND ARG7460-1 REPLACED AS PER AMM20- 50-02

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