Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 7, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53345
Aircraft time
70,356 hours, 50,895 cycles
Part
Retract Cylinder
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER T/O OUT OF TLH, L MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE PER QRH, BUT LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. FOUND LT MLG RETRACT CYL BYPASSING R/R RETRACT CYL ON LT MLG PER AMM 32-32. FOUND CK VALVE LEAKING. RPLD SAME. LEAK CK GOOD. C/W NO GO ODI 32-61 AND SWUNG GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES ALL CKS GOOD. (LP5216022)

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