SDR 95ZZZX3229

Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
May 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6465T
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18202033
Part
Motor
Part number
9881141
Condition
Seized
Location
Powerpack
Part time
1,205 hours
Component
98811241
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT DOWN AND LOCK UNDER ITS OWN POWER. DOWN AND LOCK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY EMERGENCY HAND PUMP EXTENSION. DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF POWERPACK ASSY FOUND MOTOR SEIZED. DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR FOUND CARBON BRUSH ELEMENTS DETERIORATED AND BROKEN. THE LARGER BROKEN OFF BRUSH PIECES WERE FOUND JAMMING THE ARMATURE WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MOTOR SEIZURE. RE-ASSEMBLED POWERPACK WITH NEW MOTOR. RETRACTION TEST ACCEPTABLE.

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