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Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: June 26, 2009
Submitted: June 29, 2009
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N597FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48596
Aircraft time: 57,301 hours, 9,536 cycles
System (JASC): 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
Part: Cable
Condition: Out Of Adjust
Location: Mlg
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: N
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O MEM RT MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS IN BOTH INDICATORS, GEAR DOWN (RED). RAN QRH WHICH HAD US CYCLE GEAR DOWN THAN UP. GOOD INDICATION, ALL GEAR. PERFORMED RIG/ADJ OF RT MLG POSITION FWD CABLE IAW AMM 32-31-00-5, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENTION IAW TEST 32-31-00-700-804. ACFT RELEASED AND OK FOR SERVICE.

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