Service difficulty report · Trim Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 20, 2018
Submitted
April 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
72,399 hours, 19,722 cycles
Part
Trim Cylinder
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
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

PDIS 578 32-30 0989 20APR18 CDG OPEN U LOGPAGES:2925462 AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. RAN QRH "GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION "NO HELP. RETURNED TO LAND LFPG. ALSO WHEN PUSHING HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE. SHGN 20APR18 04:06 CDG U T/S IN PROGRESS FACT 20APR18 08:26 CDG PERFORMED T/S PER FIM 32-30-23-00. PERFORMED STEP 2 PER MM 32-37-03-4 BLEED OF THE TRIM CYLINDER RELIEF VALVE AND OPS CHECK OF THE TRUCK BEAM TRIM INTERLOCK CYLINDER PER MM 32-37-00-5 STEP C. AFTER BLEEDING THE LDG HANDLE GOES FROM DOWN TO UP POSITION EASILY WITH PINS INSTALLED THE LANDING GEAR SHOWING MOVEMENT. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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