Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date
August 11, 2026
Submitted
August 11, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2194S
Make and model
Cessna TR182
Aircraft serial
R18201312
Aircraft time
6,575 hours
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
224110213
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING, THEN ROLLING OUT 2000' AT THE START OF A RIGHT TURN ONTO A TAXIWAY. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED FOR TESTING, THE GEAR WOULD RELEASE FROM EITHER THE UP/LOCKED OR DOWN/LOCKED POSITION BUT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO THE POSITION COMMANDED. THERE APPEARED TO BE PRESSURE BECAUSE THE GEAR WOULD MOVE MANUALLY, BUT NOT AS EASY AS WHEN NOT PRESSURIZED. WE ASSUMED THERE WAS HYDRAULIC BYPASS IN THE GEAR ACTUATOR, BUT WHEN IT WAS REMOVED, WE FOUND THE MLG PIVOT ASSEMBLY SPLINE SHEARED JUST BEFORE THE SECTOR GEAR WHICH GOES INTO THE MAIN ACTUATOR. I CAN PROVIDE DIAGRAMS FOR LOCATION AND TYPE (CORROSION) OF FAILURE

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