Service difficulty report · Roller · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 15, 2017
Submitted
September 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
82,737 hours, 19,147 cycles
Part
Roller
Condition
Binding
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION WE GOT A RIGHT MAIN UNSAFE GEAR UP INDICATION. RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND OBTAINED A GOOD GEAR UP INDICATION. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR FELL OPEN WITH NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND DOOR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. INSPECTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR IAW FIM 32-30-03, BLOCK 4. FOUND THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR UPLATCH ROLLER LINK VERY STIFF AND BINDING, CAUSING THE TARGET TO MISALIGN WITH THE SENSOR. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE DOOR LATCH ROLLER LINK IAW AMM 12-21-02-3, ACTUATED DOOR OBSERVED AS DOOR CLOSED AND POSITIVELY LATCHES UPLOCK. CHECKED DOOR AFTER 30 MINUTES, DOOR IS STILL UP AND LOCKED WITH NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.

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