Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 27, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
68,915 hours, 52,172 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT FL200, RT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AT FL250 LEVELED OFF AND LIGHT CONTINUED. RAN QRH 14.19, THRU STEP 3. AUTO SPEEDBRAKE RESET ON ITS OWN. ALL LIGHTS EXT OPS NORMAL, SPEED 310K, SLOWED TO 230. JACKED ACFT & PERFORMED PSEU BITE CHECK WITH GEAR UP & DOWN, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED TSM 32-60-00 PG BLK 101, NO FAULTS NOTED, IAW MCC, R & R RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-32. OK FOR SERVICE. CYLINDER, MLG RT OFF 88-3231-9-0001-00004 ON 88-3231-9-0001-01540.

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