Service difficulty report · Rod End · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N399FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
48262
Aircraft time
77,362 hours, 26,048 cycles
Part
Rod End
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Actuator
Component
Actuator
Component part number
ARG70255527
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF RT MLG DID NOT RETRACT. GEAR STATUS CONFIRMED BY BOTH QRH PROCEDURES AND CALL FROM TOWER. COMPLIED WITH QRH. GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY RETRACTED NORMALLY. CHECKED RIG OF MLG MECHANICAL CONTROL PER AMM 32-31-01-5. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED LOWER ATTACH BOLT FROM MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR AND RAN UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES TO ENSURE ACTUATOR BLED PER AMM 32-33-01-4. ROD END OF RETRACT ACTUATOR REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT PER AMM 32-33-01-4 WHEN REINSTALLING. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES PER AMM 32-10-00-5. GEAR RETRACTS COMPLETELY WITH DOOR PINNED OPEN AND OPS NORMAL WITH DOOR ACTIVE.

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