Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 16, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
51,185 hours, 9,394 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
39140165505
Part serial
BFGM16940
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
21,017 hours, 4,920 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF (FROM ALA RWY 05) RECEIVED RED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON RT MAINS INDICATED ON GEAR HANDLE INDICATORS AS WERE AS CONF SYNOPTIC. RAN RED TABS. RETURNED TO ALA AFTER DUMPING AP PXLY 100.000 LBS CONFIG SYNOPTIC SHOWED RIGHT GEAR TEMPS COLD VS ALL OTHERS. TEMPS WERE -2 SAME AS OAT. AT WALK AROUND, FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK ACTUATOR BROKEN. THE UNLOCK ACTUATOR FROM RIGHT MLG REMOVED PER MD-11 MM 32-33-02-4. INSTALLED NEW RT MLG UNLOCK ACTUATOR PER AMM 32-33-02-4. CHECK ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM OK. NO LEAKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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