SDR 96ZZZX31

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date
November 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4664S
Make and model
Cessna TR182
Aircraft serial
R18201371
Part
Line
Part number
228000113
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd Pres
Part time
2,017 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT UNABLE TO GET A GREEN MLG DOWN LIGHT WITH EITHER THE HYD POWER PACK OR USING EMERGENCY GEAR EXT HAND PUMP. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE RT MLG COLLAPSED CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO ACFT. AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE CAUSE DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD CHAFED A HOLE IN THE HYD PRESS LINE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LINE RUNS FROM LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. THE CHAFING OCCURRED JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL AT THE POINT WHERE THE THROTTLE CABLE PASSES THROUGH THE FIREWALL.

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