Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
52,053 hours, 6,823 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Stuck
Location
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

AFTER T/O COULD NOT RAISE GEAR HANDLE. REPEATED ATTEMPTS. HANDLE FINALLY RAISED WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE. RED LIGHT IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY. LOWERED GEAR & LANDED FUEL DUMP APPROX 110,000 LBS FOUND RT MLG DOOR MOUNTED SENSOR TARGET DAMAGED. REPLACED TARGET ASSEMBLY. GEAR SWING ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG TRUCK TRIM ACTUATOR AND RT MLG ACTUATOR RESTRICTORS PRECAUTION. FOUND GEAR HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKEN. REPLACED. FOUND RT MLG DOOR LWR FWD RAMP HANDLE ASSY DAMAGED/BENT. REPLACED. LUBRICATED LT AND RT MLG TRUCK BEAM PIVOT POINTS. GEAR SWING AND ALTERNATE RELEASE SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.

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