SDR 06FDEA2764

Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 1, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
52,698 hours, 10,653 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Weak
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 SHOWED RED ON CONFIG PAGE & GEAR HANDLE WHEN RETRACTED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST. WOULD INDICATE DOWN BUT NOT UP. ALSO WITH SLATS EXT & FOOT 20 WOULD GET AN INTERMITTENT AUTOSLAT EXTEND & STICKSHAKE. WITH FLAP 15 HAD INTERMITTENT SLAT DISAG & STICKSHAKE. DUMPED 3000 LBS FUEL. RETURNED TO SIN. FOUND RT LATCH SPRING WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME. ADJ CHECK RT MLG UP & LATCHED PROX SENSOR PER AMM LDG RETRACT TEST 10 TIMES GOOD. ACARS MSG SHOWED LT SLAT POS SENSORS 4A & 4B ABNORMAL WITH SLATS EXTENDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH PER AMM. TEST SLAT POS INDICATION, & STICK SHAKER TESTS PER AMM. ALL TESTS PASSED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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