Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2019
Submitted
May 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
84,466 hours, 19,133 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
ARG73765517
Part serial
FX0027
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDIS 575 32-30 7353 11MAY19 MEM OPEN U LOGPAGES:2867635 RT MAIN GEAR TOOK UNUSUALLY LONG TIME TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, THEN CAME UP SO HARD IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE PLANE AND KNOCKED OFF AUTOPILOT. SHGN 11MAY19 07:54 MEM U OPENED RT GEAR DOOR REF AMM 32-34-00-2 AND PERFORMED GVI OF WHEELWELL AREA. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED IN WHEEL WELL OR OPERATION OF DOOR. NEXT STEP OF FIM/FRM 32-30-15 IS TO TEST RETRACT TIME. COMPLETED INSTALL OF RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR STARTING AND INCLUDING INCLUDING STEP 3.G.(4)D. REF AMM 32-33-20-4. PERFORMED GEAR SWING TIME CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-00-5. ALL GEAR RETRACTED IN 12 SECONDS (13 SECOND LIMIT). THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED IN 19 SECONDS (17-22 SECOND LIMIT), CENTER GEAR EXTENDED IN 16 SECONDS (14-18 SECOND LIMIT) AND THE MAIN GEAR WERE BOTH EXTENDED IN 22 SECONDS (19-23 SECOND LIMIT). NO UNUSUAL SHAKING DETECTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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