Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
June 30, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6313R
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0161
Part
Door
Part number
24130832
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

DURING ATTEMPT OF EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, MLG EXTENDED NORMALLY, NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. ACFT MADE SUCCESSFUL GEAR UP LANDING IN GRASS. UPON LIFTING ACFT TO EXTEND GEAR, FOUND RT NOSE GEAR DOOR OUTER SKIN WRINKLED AND DISTORTED. PRIED SKIN ON DOOR AWAY FROM AIRFRAME SKIN AND NOSE GEAR FELL OUT OF WELL TO A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. INVEST FOUND SPOT WELDS THAT HOLD INNER AND OUTER SKIN TOGETHER ON NOSE GEAR DOOR HAD FAILED CAUSING DOOR SKIN TO BIND ON GEARWELL SKIN. THIS INTERFERENCE WOULD NOT ALLOW GEAR TO EXTEND. (X)

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