Service difficulty report · Link · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 16, 2019
Submitted
October 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48572
Aircraft time
63,910 hours, 17,707 cycles
Part
Link
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/AAIR TURNBACK - ON GEAR RETRACTION VIBRATION INCREASING UNTIL VIOLENT SHAKING & VIBRATION AT FULL RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR NORMALLY W/VIB SUBSIDING, BUT STILL PRESENTFOUND L/H NLG DOOR LINK MECHANISM BROKEN. R/R DOOR LINK MECHANISM IAW MD11 AMM 32-36-01-000-801. INSTALLED DOOR LINK MECHANISM.

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