SDR 95ZZZX6817

Service difficulty report · Downlock Sys · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
November 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5177R
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0045
Part
Downlock Sys
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,200 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

AFTER A GEAR INSPECTION (ROUTINE), THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON THE GROUND. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS 'DOWN', THE LIGHT 'GREEN', AND THE BREAKER 'IN'. THE STRUT WAS AT MAX EXTENSION. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON ACFT FOR THE 100-HOUR INSPECTION. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS AFTER ACFT WAS PLACED ON THE GROUND, MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON TO CHECK A LIGHT (UNLRELATED POST-LAMP). THE PUMP MOTOR RAN, THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED & DAMAGED THE NOSEGEAR DOORS. GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE 'DOWN' POSITION. SUBSEQUENT EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH HAS NOT ISOLATED THE CAUSE.

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