Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2023
Submitted
July 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48416
Aircraft time
84,941 hours, 18,391 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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:NA *** AIRTURN BACK *** L MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP ON DEPARTURE. CHKLT DID NOT GET GEAR UP. RESULTED IN ATB TO KONT NOTE: BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GEAR INDICATIONS WERE RED (UNSAFE) WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. BUFFET AND NOISE IN THE AIRCRAFT ALSO CONFIRMED THE L MAIN GEAR WAS STILL DOWN EVEN THRU THE GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION.JACKED A/C & ACCOMPLISHED MAIN GEAR PER OPERATION TEST IAW AMM 32-31-00. LH MAIN GEAR FAILED TO STOW. NOTICED A MISSING SOUND FROM LH RETRECT ACTIVATOR WHEN HYD PX APPLIED. FURTHER TS REQUIRED 7273207 07/21/23. REMOVED LH GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PER AMM 32-33-30 AND INSTALLED L/H GEAR ACTUATOR.

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