Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
February 9, 2016
Submitted
February 9, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1888Q
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0288
Aircraft time
8,101 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Engine time
10,494 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Gear
Part number
20810019
Condition
Distressed
Location
Mlg
Part time
8,101 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REPORTED TO PILOT IN FLIGHT THAT MLG WAS NOT RETRACTED & WAS HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN MID-CYCLE. PILOT PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION & GEAR LOCKED DOWN & LANDED SAFELY. NOSE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BOTH UP & DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED & INSPECTED. FOUND TWO NAS464P5A16 BOLTS FASTENING ARM, BELLCRANK ON MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR TO CENTER RETRACTION GEAR WERE FOUND TO BE SHEARED EACH IN TWO PLACES. RETRACTION GEAR PRESUMED TO BE STRESSED AND/OR DAMAGED AS WELL, BUT NOT YET REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. THE ACTUATOR MOVED THE ARM THROUGH FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL BUT DISCONNECTED FROM RETRACTION GEAR, WOULD NOT PULL THE MLG UP INTO WHEEL WELLS BUT WOULD PUSH GEAR DOWN INTO LOCKS.

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