Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
November 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48405
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. ALTERNATE PROCEDURE DID NOT BRING THE GEAR HANDLE UP. AIR TURNBACK. PERFORMED FIM 32-30-23-00 STEP GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. BLEED TRUCK BEAM CYLINDER PER MM 32-37-01. AFTER BLEEDING CYLINDER, BEAM TRIM INTERLOCK TEST IAW MM 32-37-00-5. GEAR HANDLE INTERLOCK OPS CHECKS GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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