What was found
RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR PISTON BROKE IN TWO PIECES ON GEARED PORTION. CAUSING RT GEAR TO FAIL TO LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. RESULT WAS GEAR UP LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 2003
- Submitted
- January 9, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9666B
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 172RG0955
- Engine
- Lyc O360F1A6
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 98820041
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg Actuator
- Component
- Actuator
- Component part number
- 98820152
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.