Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2008
Submitted
August 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
53,317 hours, 8,828 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
862701
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT MAIN LDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON FIRST ATTEMPT. SLOWED TO <230KIAS AND RECYCLED GEAR. 2ND RETRACT ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. AS CREW BRIEF, DID NOT SEE SECONDARY MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WHEN HAD NOT RETRACT. ALSO THEY COULD NOT FEEL ACTUAL DRAG. PERFORMED EXTERNAL VISUAL CK, FOUND NO DAMAGE AND NEED MORE T/S. FOUND CLEARANCE ON RT LANDING GEAR UP AND LOCK SENSOR OF 3.577MM (OUT OF LIMIT). REMOVED AND REPLACED RT LANDING GEAR UP AND LOCK SENSOR PER MM 32-61-15-4 AND ADJUSTED CLEARANCE PER MM 32-61-15-5. RT LANDING GEAR UP AND LOCK SENSOR R-T-S PASSED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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