SDR 95ZZZX2735

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
May 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9746B
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG1009
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Up Switch
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN, DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR DOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON INSPECTION, A WIRE AT NOSE GEAR UP INDICATION SWITCH WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPAIRED WIRE. PERFORMED RETRACTION TEST. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RECOMMENDATION - TY-WRAP BUNDLE CLEAR OF SHIMMY DAMPENER UPON RETRACTION.

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