Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
April 8, 2011
Submitted
April 8, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1831Q
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0231
Part
Bracket
Part number
204303112
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,216 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NLG FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING AND NOSE GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. EXAMINATION REVEALED THE UPLOCK BELLCRANK, PN 2043031-12, FWD ARM THAT ACTIVATES AND DISENGAGES THE UPLOCK ROLLER FROM THE UPLOCK HOOK, WAS FOUND BENT AND CRACKED OVER 90 PERCENT WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE UPLOCK TO DISENGAGE. ALSO, THE ENGINE/NOSE GEAR MOUNT WAS FOUND WARPED OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED BY A REPAIR STATION. PROBABLE CAUSE DUE TO SEVERE SIDE LOADING DURING LANDING AT UNKNOWN TIME. NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND A GEAR RIGGING CHECK WAS MADE IAW MM AND NO OTHER PROBLEM WAS NOTED.

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