Service difficulty report · Unlock Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
53,445 hours, 8,717 cycles
Part
Unlock Cylinder
Part number
39140165505
Part serial
0971
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEAR RETRACT AFTER T/O, RT MAIN UNSAFE A ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY. TWR STATED RT MAIN GEAR STILL DOWN, OTHERS UP. RAN CHK LIST, NO HELP AFTER GEAR RECYCLE. SETTING UP FOR RTN TO ORIGIN, HEARD SOUND OF GEAR DOOR CLOSING, UNSAFE LIGHT OUT, GEAR NORMAL ON CONFIG SD IN WORK. PERFORMED TEST MAIN GEAR AND GEARWELL DOOR OPERATION AS PER MM 32-31-00-5. PERFORMED THIS TEST 3 TIMES AND 3 TIMES THE RT MLG DID NOT RETRACT. R & R RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK CYLINDER AS PER MM 32-33-02-4. PERFORMED TEST MAIN GEAR AND GEARWELL DOOR OPERATION AS PER MM 32-31-00-5. PERFORMED 6 TIMES LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENTION AND 6 TIMES THIS TEST WAS OK.

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