Service difficulty report · Retainer · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
June 5, 2002
Submitted
June 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Aircraft time
3,940 hours
Engine
Cont IO360D
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C310
Part
Retainer
Part number
MS166251068
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT INBOUND FOR LANDING & SELECTED GEAR DOWN. REPORTED THAT GEAR DID NOT EXTEND & GEAR MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING. BEGAN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF GEAR WITH HAND PUMP BUT NO PRESSURE BUILDING ON HAND PUMP. SEVERAL PROCEEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT BY PILOT & GROUND CREW, WITH NO SUCCESS. ON FLY BY IT WAS NOTED NOSE GEAR EXTENDED & SEEMED LOCKED, BUT MAIN GEAR HALFWAY EXTENDED. PILOT FINALLY EXECUTED GEAR UP LDG. ON INSPECTION OF MLG, IT WAS FOUND THAT REAR LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM PISTON ROD. PILOT REPORTED THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID AT NORMAL LEVEL.

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