SDR 96ZZZX5489

Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
October 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5204U
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0282
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
24411001
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
6,790 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

LT GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. SOME DAMAGE TO PROP AND BELLY. AFTER RECOVERY, REMOVED LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR PIVOT ASSY WAS SHEARED AT THE SPLINES TO THE MAIN BODY. BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE BRAKES WERE NOT SPONGY. AFTER FAILURE, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED BY CESSNA SB SEB 90-1.

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