Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
49,203 hours, 10,056 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, COULD NOT OBTAIN SAFE GEAR INDICATION. ALL GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE ON BOTH THE GEAR HANDLE & CONFIG DISPLAY. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. RECYCLED & WERE FINALLY ABLE TO OBTAIN A SAFE GEAR INDICATION ON BOTH THE GEAR HANDLE & CONFIG DISPLAY. PERFORMED STEP 1 OF FIM 32-30-05-0, FIG 107 PROX BOX PASSED SELF-TEST. PULLED GEAR HANDLE OUT AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT TO THE STOWED POSTION. RED LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON UNTIL HANDLE WAS PHYSICALLY PUSHED IN TO THE STOWED POSITION. CLEANED AND LUBED THE HANDLE IAW AMM 32-31-00-7. HANDLE NOW RETURNS TO STOWED POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WITH SAFE GEAR INDICATION. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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