Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2014
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46984
Aircraft time
89,312 hours, 30,085 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
ABH7357513
Condition
Dirty
Location
Gear Handle
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

HAD 3 GEAR UNSAFE, AFTER 2 CYCLES OF GEAR HANDLE, RAN QRH. ON THIRD ATTEMPT GOT 3 GREEN. FOUND EXCESSIVE FRICTION IN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE LG CONTROL LEVER. CLEANED & LUBRICATED THE LG CONTROL MECHANISM IAW MD-10-10 AMM 32-31-02-7.

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