# SDR FDEA201511113556

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 11, 2015
- Submitted: November 11, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N596FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N596FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48554
- Aircraft time: 77,883 hours, 15,396 cycles
- System (JASC): [3250 · Landing Gear Steering System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3250)
- Part: Actuator
- Part number: ACG74405505
- Part serial: AP320
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Nlg
- Part time: 53,073 hours, 10,291 cycles
- Stage of operation: LD
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: K, E
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511113556

## Discrepancy

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.  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.  R & R NLG STEERING ACTUATOR.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.