Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48540
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATE GEAR NOT UP AND LOCK. DURING FLT LT GEAR TIRE TEMP INDICATED -25 DEG RT TEMP INDICATED +65 DEG NR420058. SELF TEST OF PSEU & TANGER TEST OF LDG & GEAR DOOR SENSORS. ALL PASSED. NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING TESTS. SYS OPS GOOD IAW F/M 32-30-00-1 AND 31-41-04. DISCONNECT/RECONNECT LT MLG ACT ROD END REF AMM 32-33-20-4. ACCOMP STEP 4 OF DVI OF ACT, STEP 5 DVI MLLG TO ENSURE NO DMG TO GEAR. NO DISCREPANCIES/DMG NOTED.

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