Service difficulty report · Adg · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 30, 2015
Submitted
February 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48550
Aircraft time
720 hours, 15,201 cycles
System (JASC)
2422 · AC Inverter
Part
Adg
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, ADG AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. FOLLOWED MTSI 24-25 7243 DISCONNECTED RELEASE CABLE & ADG DOOR LINKAGE, THEN INSPECTED RELEASE CABLE FOR ROUTING & BINDING, NO DEFECT NOTED. INSPECTED ADG & LATCH MECHANISM FOR WEAR OR OTHER DAMAGE, NO DEFECT NOTED. CHECKED RIGGING OF RELEASE CABLE & ADG DOOR LINKAGE, FOUND OUT OF RIG. PERFORMED ADG RELEASE CABLE RIGGING, ADG DOWN POSITION ADJUSTMENT, ALSO PERFORMED ADG DOOR LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM24-25-01-5. SHAKE DOWN RELEASE CABLE & ADG AT STOWED POSITION, ADG STAYED IN STOW POSITION. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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