Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 28, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9991B
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG1110
Aircraft time
6,745 hours, 12,000 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
98820152
Part serial
339
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,746 hours, 12,000 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE RADIUS ON THE GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING THAT HOUSES THE SEGMENTED GEAR CRACKED ALONG THE FWD BOLT HOLE AND ALLOWED THE RACK TO JUMP A TOOTH WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR. UPON BRINGING THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING THE RT GEAR DIDN'T COME INTO PLACE. A PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO PHYSICALLY PULL THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR INTO A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THEY LANDED NORMALLY.

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