SDR 96ZZZX3698

Service difficulty report · Pivot · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
June 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6589V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0778
Part
Pivot
Part number
24411001
Condition
Sheared
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
6,461 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MLG COULD NOT BE FULLY EXTENDED. EVERY POSSIBLE ATTEMPT FAILED. DURING LAST ATTEMPT BEFORE GEAR-UP LANDING, PILOT PHYSICALLY REACHED OUT AND LOCKED GEAR. (FLIGHT INSPECTER WAS ALSO ON BOARD.) SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTION, PN 24411001 WAS FOUND SHEARED AT ACTUATOR GEAR ATTACH POINT. NO DEFINITE CAUSE WAS NOTED. TIME AND FATIGUE ARE SUSPECT REASONS FOR PART FAILURE. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OF DOWNLOCKING GEAR WITH THS TYPE OF FAILURE.

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