Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
April 6, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft time
8,243 hours
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C220
Part
Relay
Part number
S1577A1
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY WHEN PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. PILOT USED HAND PUMP TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR THE REST OF WAY DOWN, GEAR LOCKED DOWN AND MADE NORMAL LANDING. ACFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT OPS WAS FOUND TO BE AN INTERMITTENT RELAY, S1577A1 WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL IN THE CABIN. RELAY WAS REPLACED AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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