SDR 99ZZZX1948

Service difficulty report · Sector Gear · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
March 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5255U
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0304
Part
Sector Gear
Part number
98820022
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
7,480 hours
Component
98820152
Stage of operation
NR
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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT IN-FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, THE MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE PINION GEAR WITHIN THE HOUSING WAS DRIVEN OUT BY THE SECTOR GEAR. THE SECTOR GEAR TEETH WERE WORN, POSSIBLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE GEARS TO SKIP. SUBMITTER STATED, IF SO, IT WOULD BE DRIVEN OUT THROUGH THE HOUSING.

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