Service difficulty report · Restrictor Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 15, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
59,414 hours, 10,376 cycles
Part
Restrictor Valve
Part number
6F25781
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF RT MLG SHOWED RED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATIONS. ALSO RECEIVED VISUAL CONFORMATION FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THE GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN. RAN THE QRH PROCEDURES AND LOWERED THE GEAR AND THE RT MAIN IMMEDIATELY SHOWED GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. ALL OTHERS SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED ALSO. THEN RAISED THE GEAR AND SAME RESULT. RT MLG UNSAFE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY. WHILE CYCLING GEAR THROUGH NOTICED RT UNLOCK CYLINDER LAGGING COMPARED TO LT UNLOCK CYLINDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED RESTRICTOR ON RT UNLOCK CYLINDER REF AMM 32-33-02-4. OPS AND LEAK CKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. GOING TO PERFORM MORE GEAR SWINGS TO VERIFY FIX. CYCLED GEAR APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. REF MM 32-31-00-5.

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