Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
44,796 hours, 7,715 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
ARG73731
Part serial
CPT05391TW
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
47,595 hours, 13,420 cycles
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 UNSAFE UP. ATTEMPTED RECYCLE, BUT STILL UNSAFE. FOUND RT MLG PIVOT BOLT SHEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG PIVOT BOLT PER AMM 07-11-00-2-0, 32-12-10-4-0, 32-12-20-4-0 AND 32-11-01-3-1. COMPLIED WITH EA 1-3210-148281 AND 1-3210-148282 E.A. 1-3210-149474 PT 1. LANDING GEAR RETRACT & ALTERNATE RELEASE SYS FUNCTIONAL CHECK CARRIED OUT AS PER W/C 32T3601 & FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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