Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2015
Submitted
November 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
77,883 hours, 15,396 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ACG74405505
Part serial
AP320
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LANDING RNWY 4R, HAD EXCESSIVE SHIMMY & VIBRATION AT NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN. FOLLOWED BY LEVEL 2 ALERT, HYD 1 FAIL, & 0 QTY INDICATED IN HYD SYS 1. BARELY ABLE TO CLEAR ACTIVE RNWY, HAD TO GET TOWED IN. KEPT ALL ENGS RUNNING FOR APPROX 20 MINS WITH QTY READING ZERO ON NR 1 HYD. FOUND LT NOSE STEERING CYLINDER LEAKING. R & R LT NOSE STEERING CYLINDER IAW AMM 32-52-30-4. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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