What was found
LEFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS HOISTED UP AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. FOUND A BOLT MISSING FROM THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR RETRACTIONS AND OPS CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2001
- Submitted
- October 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N81JD
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 172RG1184
- Engine
- Lyc O360F1A6
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Brake Cylinder
- Part time
- 4,577 hours
- Component
- Brake Cylinder
- Component part number
- C30762
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.