Service difficulty report · Trim Cylinder · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Part
Trim Cylinder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON FLIGHT 15 OUT OF FRA, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE RT MLG INDICATION WHICH EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AFTER 30 SEC. ON LANDING FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RT GEAR WHEEL WELL. FOUND THE RT GEAR TRIM CYLINDER OUT OF ADJ PER THE CMM. THIS COMPONENT WAS REPLACED ON THE 10TH OF MAY 1996, WITH A HISTORY OF RT GEAR UNSAFE FOLLOWING THAT REPLACEMENT.

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