Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
August 22, 2001
Submitted
August 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14880
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48044
Aircraft time
45,654 hours, 48,141 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
59370365501
Part serial
0051
Condition
Inoperative
Location
R/H Mlg
Part time
32,804 hours, 17,959 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

THE R/H MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED.AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE SLOW TO RETRACT AND THE R/H MAIN REMAINED DOWN DURING GEAR RECYCLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R/H MLG ACTUATOR CYLINDER AND RESTRICTOR PER MM 32-32-02. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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