SDR 06FDEA2770

Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 2, 2006
Submitted
August 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
52,698 hours, 10,653 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
ARG70961
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 AND GEAR HAND L/E WHEN RETRACTED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST. WOULD INDICATE DOWN BUT NOT UP DUMPED 3000 LBS FUEL. RT MLG DOOR LATCH SPRING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER STD MAINT PRACTICE. ADJUSTMENT CHECK OUT ON RT MLG UP AND LATCHED PROXIMITY SENSOR AS PER AMM 32-61-15-5 FOUND SATISFACTORY. LDG RETRACTION TEST CHECK OUT 10 TIMES AS PER AMM 32-31-00-5 FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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