Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2010
Submitted
September 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48426
Aircraft time
66,449 hours, 9,662 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ARG70765511
Part serial
OPT0145SEC
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, LT MLG UNSAFE (RED) LIGHT ILLUMINATED BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY. PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST. DUMPED FUEL,APPROX 20,380 GALLONS, RETURNED TO AIRFIELD WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. MX PERFOMED INSP WHEN ACFT RETURNED TO GATE, FOUND LT MLG TRIM CYLINDER LEAKING (FAILED). R & R TRIM CYLINDER IAW32-37-01, OP'S AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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