Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 4, 2019
Submitted
May 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48454
Aircraft time
102,303 hours, 20,211 cycles
Part
Retract Cylinder
Part number
ARG73765517
Part serial
FX0003
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
47,356 hours, 16,573 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT RECIEVED LVL-1 HYD 3 ELEV OFF ALERT WITH HYDRAULIC QUANTITY OF 4.9 GAL. QTY LEVEL CONTINUED TO DROP SLOWLY UNTIL SYSTEM DEPRESSURIED AS A RESULT OF QTY TRIGGERING THE HYD 3 OFF ALERT UPON CONFIGURING WE LOST ALL HYD FLUID RESULTING IN HYD 3 FAIL ALERT. COMPLIED WITH QRH LANDING UNEVENTFUL, TOW TO GATE. REPLACED LT MLG RETRACT CYLINDER PER AMM 32-33-20-4. LEAK TEST AND OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. BLEED NR 3 HYD SYSTEM PER AMM 29-03-00-2.

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