Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
July 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) RIGHT MAIN GEAR CYCLE DID NOT COMPLETE ON APPROACH. GEAR CYCLE WAS SLOW AND NOT COMPLETELY SMOOTH. THE GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND THE RT PIVOT POINTS WERE LUBRICATED. THE GEAR THEN CYCLED NORMALLY. WE HAVE REVISED OUR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO DECREASE THE LUBRICATION INTERVAL FOR THE GEAR AND MADE CHANGES TO HOW WE FRESH WATER RINSE THE FLOATS.

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