Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
July 17, 2014
Submitted
October 1, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7571T
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18200040
Aircraft time
3,690 hours
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
22411143
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
3,690 hours
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

RIGHT MLG DID NOT EXTEND INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. RT GEAR LEG WAS IN TRAIL WHEN ACFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND LT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED. CAUSED ACFT TO VEER TO THE RT ON LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RT WINGTIP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RT ELEVATOR. JACKING THE ACFT, FOUND THE RT GEAR LEG DISCONNECTED FROM THE PIVOT ASSY BECAUSE OF A SHEARED SHAFT ON THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR NOT LOCKING INTO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE SHEARED SHAFT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

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