Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 15, 2008
Submitted
September 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
53,557 hours, 8,740 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ARG73765517
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION RED GEAR INDICATION REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LONGER THAN THE OTHER GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RETRACT CYLINDER IAW MM 32-33-20-4. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG BUNGEE (UNLOCK) CYLINDER REF MM 32-33-02-4. ACCOMPLISHED DOOR PROX SENSOR RTS PER MM 32-61-15-5 STEP 3. PERFORMED MLG OPS CK AND TIMING CK PER MM 32-31-00-5. OPS CK GOOD (RT MLG RETRACT TIME 10 SECONDS MAX PER MM IS 13 SECONDS). FOUND RT MAIN UPLOCK PROX SENSOR STOP INSTALLED INCORRECT. REPOSITION PROX STOP AND READJUSTED PROX GAP REF M/M 32-61-15-5. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECK NORMAL, REF SEQ04 W/O 42407.

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