Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2013
Submitted
April 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
66,510 hours, 12,149 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED RED PRIMARY & SECONDARY LIGHTS WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. RAN QRH AND RED LIGHT WENT OUT. TRIED TO WIGGLE AND PUSH GEAR HANDLE PRIOR TO CYCLING GEAR. ALL LIGHTS STAYED ON. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN, HANDLE WAS STUCK OUT AND NEEDED TO BE PUSHED IN TO INDICATE FOUR GREEN LIGHTS. NEXT RETRACTION WAS NORMAL. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL MECHANISM IN REF TO AMM 32-31-007, CYCLED HANDLE THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES AND SYS OPERATED NORMALLY, ACFT IS OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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