Service difficulty report · Trim Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 21, 2007
Submitted
November 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
51,400 hours, 11,635 cycles
Part
Trim Cylinder
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. FOLLOWED QRH GEAR HANDLE REMAINED IN DOWN POSITION. PROBLEM DUPLICATED BY VISUAL CHECK MLG TRIM INTERLOCK CYLINDER, FOUND IT FAILED TO EXTEND AND CAUSED L/G CONTROL LEVEL UNABLE LIFT TO FULLY UP POSITION, WITH HYD SYS PRESSURIZED. PER MM 32-37-01-4, RESET UPSTREAM HYD FUSE NO HELP, BLEED RT TRIM CYLINDER HYD FLUID STILL NO HELP. BLEED LT TRIM CYLINDER, INTERLOCK CYLINDER FUNCTION BACK NORMAL, LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVEL LIFT UP NORMAL. FOR PRECAUTION, ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED TRIM CYLINDER FUSE ASSY AS PER MM 32-37-06-4, LEAK CHECK PASSED AND L/G CONTROL LEVEL FUNCTION TEST OK. A/C OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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