Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 24, 2019
Submitted
June 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
84,536 hours, 19,148 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS621050D
Condition
Seized
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

DID NOT RECEIVE AN UP & LOCKED INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AFTER T/O ON BOTH PRIMARY & SECONDARY DISPLAY. RAN THE CHECKLIST,CYCLED THE GEAR,GOOD DOWN AND LOCKED,NEGATIVE RIGHT MAIN UP AND LOCKED. FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 16K,230KTS WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED RH MLG DOOR LINK. FOUND BOLT SIEZED INTO FLOAT BUSHING. AFTER REMOVAL CLEANED ENTIRE AREA. HAT BUSHINGS FOUND SERVICEABLE. REPLACED THE BOLT AND FLOAT BUSHING AND REINSTALLED RH MLG DOOR LINK. SPRING PRESSURE NOW PULLS DOOR UPLOCK LINK FIRMLY BACK EVERY TIME. IAW AMM 32-34-05-4. ALSO IAW TSI 32-60/7388, CHANGED RT GEAR DOOR UPLOCK SENSOR D1-80. IAW 32-61-15-4. PERFORMED GAP CHECKS OF LINK AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 32-34-05-5. ALL GAP CHECKED GOOD.

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