Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 14, 2024
Submitted
May 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
97,978 hours, 21,317 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
ACG74015001
Part serial
AP040
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg/Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 2 MIN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LEVEL 2 HYD 3 FAIL CAUTION. TURNED BACK TOWARDS MEMPHIS AND PROCEEDED WITH QRH FOR HYD 3 FAIL. NOSE GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MOC, FLEET CAPTAIN, AND TECH PILOT A LOW APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY NOSE GEAR DOWN. AFTER TOWER CONFIRMATION, PROCEEDED WITH THE REST OF THE QRH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR REF MD11 AMM 32-35-01-4 LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK.

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