Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 8, 2011
Submitted
October 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46619
Aircraft time
79,050 hours, 32,057 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
ARG70255513
Part serial
MR3291955
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, LT MLG RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, COMPLIED WITH QRH CHECKLIST, WHEN ACFT SLOWED TO 210 KIAS RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR LEAKING HYD FLUID. REPLACED RETRACT ACTUATOR REF AMM 32-33-01-4. WHILE T/S FOUND LT MLG WHEELS CONTACTING AND BINDING WITH GEAR DOOR AND STOPPING GEAR FROM FULL RETRACTION INTERMITTANTLY, REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG DOOR WITH CORRECT CONFIGURED DOOR PER MD10-10 AMM 32-14-01-2. ACCOMPLISHED MLG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT TEST PER AMM 32-30-00-5. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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