SDR 97ZZZX4730

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52786
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG1270
Part
Line
Part number
20801179
Condition
Leak
Location
Hydraulic System
Part time
1,284 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

HYDRAULIC LINE BEGAN LEAKING ON GEAR RETRACTION CAUSING HYDRAULIC MOTOR/PUMP TO PUMP ALL USABLE HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERBOARD. RESULT WAS LANDING WITH GEAR DANGLING FROM AIRCRAFT. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS A CORROSION PIT. LINE IS LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT PEDESTAL CAUSING INSPECTABILITY PROBLEM.

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