Service difficulty report · Housing · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
October 28, 2012
Submitted
October 28, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N949SM
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0713
Aircraft time
9,863 hours
Part
Housing
Part number
12810013
Part serial
7438
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Actuator
Part time
9,863 hours
Component
Actuator · Cessna
Component part number
98820152
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING FAILED, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT HEARD A CRACK/BANG NOISE WHEN THE GEAR WAS 1ST RETRACTED. UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION LEFT MAIN TRAILED, AFTER SOME TIME WAS SPENT ATTEMPING TO BRING THE GEAR LEG FORWARD INTO THE LOCK POSITION A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE.

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