SDR 96ZZZX2577

Service difficulty report · Sector Gear · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
March 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6461V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0716
Part
Sector Gear
Part number
98820022
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
3,000 hours
Component
24411001
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING C/W SEB 90-1 AND SUBSEQUENT REASSEMBLY OF MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND PIVOT ASSY, NOTICED THE SECTOR GEARS AND THE PIVOT ASSY SHAFT WERE NOT MARKED FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT PER CESSNA SERVICE MANUAL SECTION 5, PARAGRAPH 75, AND FIGURE 5-12. THE RT GEAR WAS MARKED AS INDICATED, BUT THE LT GEAR WAS MARKED ON THE BACK SIDE. ALSO, NEITHER PIVOT ASSY WAS MARKED WITH ANY REFERENCE TO THE CORRESPONDING SECTOR GEAR ALIGNMENT. ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED BY TRIAL AND INSPECTION. PROPER OPERATION WAS VERIFIED.

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