Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
July 31, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9592B
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0905
Aircraft time
13,641 hours, 7,000 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
98820152
Part serial
9375
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
13,641 hours, 5,000 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF TOWER REPORTED RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT FULLY RETRACTING. AFTER A NONEVENTFULL LANDING I INSPECTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS AND FOUND THE RIGHT ACTUATOR TO BE SEVERLY CRACKED AND THE LEFT ACTUATOR TO HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS. A FERRY PERMIT WAS FILED WHERE THEY WERE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR IN 1992 WHERE IT GEARED UP IN CHICAGO. THE TOTAL CYCLES ARE UNKNOWN, BUT THE PROGRAM WANTED ME TO ENTER IT.

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