Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 23, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
68,813 hours, 14,785 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A CAT 3 AUTOLAND CHECK, ACFT LANDED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. ON NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, ACFT MADE AN AGGRESSIVE BID LEFT TO CENTERLINE. ACFT BEGAN TO SHAKE FOLLOWED BY CENTER GEAR MALFUNCTION AND FEW SECONDS LATER HYD 3 FAIL LEVEL 2 ALERT. CLG DRAG BRACE FAILURE, RETRACT ACTUATOR FAILURE, CLG ASSY TRANSLATED AFT OF GEAR WELL CAUSING SKIN DAMAGE. CLG STRUT DOORS DAMAGED, NR 3 HYD SYS DEPLETED TO 0. ENGINE NR 3 HYD PUMPS PROBABLE CAVITATION, AND HYD SYS NR 3 FILTERS PROBABLE CHANGE. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER E.A. T1-5430- 163925. CLG R&R ACCOMPLISHED PER W.I.C. 32T1904. FUN CTIONAL TEST ACCOMPLISHED PER E.A. 1-3215-161680.

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