Service difficulty report · Bushing · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 1, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
85,566 hours, 19,454 cycles
Part
Bushing
Part number
S2210370P5042
Condition
Not Reported
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED INITIALLY SHOWED LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE ON BOTH GEAR LIGHT AND CONFIG PAGE. AFTER QRH PROCEDURES, WE THEN HAD LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE. DURING CRUISE .70 MACH FL340 ONLY RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED UNSAFE. REPALACED LOWER TRAPEZOID FITTING BUSHING ON LH DOOR REF MD 11 MM 32-14-20-4 DID NOT BREAK INTO RIG OR MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOOOR SWUNG GEAR TIMES HAD NO FAULTS OPS CHECK GOOD .

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