SDR WRLA200227

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 12, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48518
Part
Control Valve
Part number
AYG70505507
Part serial
EFS23579
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. VOLUME 1 PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED UNSUCCESSFUL. RETURNED TO DEPARTING STATION. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FERRY. DOWN GEAR PER RELEASE NR GMM STANDARD PRACTICE 3122, 9/15/02. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO EVERGREEN AIRCRAFT SERVICES TPI. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED 4 TIME OPERATED NORMAL NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRECAUTIONARY CHANGE OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW FIM 32-30-01-01 PERFORMED BITE TEST OF PSEU AND ALL LDG SENSORS INDICATED SATISFACTORY INSPECTED ALL LDG AND TASK 32-31-20 CONDITION NORMAL/LEAK CHECK NO LEAK FOUND. ALL GEAR RETRACT TIME TEST AND ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION TEST PER MM TASK 32-31-00 SATISFACTORY.

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