Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 26, 2018
Submitted
June 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
79,603 hours, 16,162 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING GEAR EXTENSION FOR APPROACH, UNSAFE CENTER GEAR INDICATION ON BOTH PRIMARY & SECONDARY POSITION INDICATORS. AFTER GO-AROUND WITH GEAR EXTENDED, CREW REFERENCED QRH. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, NO HELP. ALTERNATE CENTER GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN A SAFE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CENTER GEAR INDICATION. DURING GVI OF CENTER GEAR, FOUND THE UNLOCK CYLINDER SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE UPPER LOCK LINK. THE SURROUND STRUCTURE SHOWS WEAR, EITHER FROM IT RUBBING OR WHEN IT SHEARED OFF. COMPLETED AN OPS CHECK, OPS CHECKED GOOD, NORMAL EXTENSION. AND RETRACTION, ALTERNATE CENTER GEAR EXTENSION WITH AND WITHOUT HYDRAULICS ALL GOOD IAW AMM 32-32-00-5, AND 32-32-00-5.

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