Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 22, 2014
Submitted
June 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
55,054 hours, 11,821 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
ABH7357513
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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 WITH GEAR LEVER UP & IN THE FOUR GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS ADJACENT TO GEAR HANDLE & ON CONFIG PAGE REMAINED ILLUMINATED RED. GEAR HANDLE RECHECKED UP & IN BUT NO CHANGE. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE, LOWERED GEAR WITH FOUR GREEN THEN RETRACTED GEAR. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THAT WHEN GEAR HANDLE IS PULLED OUT RED LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FOR TEST INITIALLY. SUSPEST HANDLE WAS STICKING. LUBED GEAR HANDLE IAW AMM 32-31-00-7. GEAR HANDLE TESTED GOOD, NO HISTORY FOR LAST 90 DAYS, NO STORED FAULTS IN PSEU. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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