# SDR 95ZZZX5987

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 13, 1995
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N6461V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6461V), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 172RG0716
- System (JASC): [3297 · Landing Gear System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3297)
- Part: Wire
- Part number: YGD20
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Nlg Switch
- Part time: 2,861 hours
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5987

## Discrepancy

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO COMPLETELY RETRACT WHEN SELECTED.  CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE BROKEN WIRE FOR SQUAT SWITCH WHICH WAS SHIELDED INSIDE VINYL TUBING WHICH HAD BECOME BRITTLE AND HARD CAUSING WIRE TO FLEX REPEATEDLY IN ONE SPOT.

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