SDR 96ZZZX4821

Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Yaklev YAK50

Difficulty date
September 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N50RK
Make and model
Yaklev YAK50
Aircraft serial
812001
Part
Retract Cylinder
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
381 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
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 COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON ROLL-OUT. LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, LUBED LT GEAR AT HINGE POINTS AND CYCLED. VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SAFTIED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 381.4 HOURS. ACFT IS CERTIFIED EXPERIMENTAL, EXHIBITION. IT APPEARS THE INTERNAL DOWNLOCKS IN THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER DID NOT POSITIVELY ENGAGE AS GEAR WORKED PROPERLY ON JACKS. ONLY THE LEFT GEAR RETRACTED ON ROLL-OUT.