SDR 95ZZZX5643

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
September 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6529V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0755
Part
Actuator
Part number
98820152
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,661 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GEAR WAS REPORTED TO HAVE NOT RETRACTED ALL THE WAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT INTO THE WELL. INSPECTING THE GEAR ACTUATOR, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE HOUSING. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ACTUATOR, DISCOVERED THE SECTOR GEAR, PN 4882002-2, HAD BEEN DRIVEN PAST THE END OF THE PISTON GEAR, PN 9882004-1.

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