2010-09 · NASA ASRS report 911172
A Repair Station Mechanic reports receiving a call from the Pilot/Owner of a Cessna 210 the day after repairing a damaged brake line that was leaking at the left main gear brake housing. Pilot informed Mechanic the left gear had stuck in the gear well due to the new brake line. Pilot managed to free the main gear and make an uneventful landing.
Customer reported left brake assembly leaking fluid. Found broken flare on hydraulic line at the brake housing; also line was slightly crushed at B-nut at the brake housing. Fabricated new line following contour of original line with slightly larger bend radius to prevent crushing line at brake housing. Customer picked up airplane and few to his home base in ZZZ. The next day we received a phone call stating the left Main Landing Gear had stuck in the gear well due to the new brake line. The Pilot managed to free the main gear; and made an uneventful landing.Fabricated second new line; this time performed gear Retraction Test on left main gear; found 90-degree fitting on brake housing turned allowing B-nut on hydraulic line to rub and catch on sheetmetal structure in wheelwell. This structure was used to cover the landing gear door actuators. Turned brake fitting tighter; allowed B-nut to clear all structure and allowed gear to move in and out of the gear-well freely. This area is very tight and all lines and fittings must be positioned exactly. Performing a Landing Gear Retraction Test would not normally be done for a brake line change; but I will be doing one from now on; and nothing is mentioned in the [Cessna]Maintenance Manual for a Retraction Test.
Reporter stated the Cessna-210 was one of the earlier models. The Owner of the aircraft had supplied the Maintenance Manual to him on a CD. When the aircraft first arrived; he noticed the leaking line was originally bent in; at too tight of a radius at the B-nut collar on the left disc brake assembly. Thinking back; he believes contact with the cover of the landing gear door actuators in the wheelwell may have been a problem before.Reporter stated he doesn't know if later revisions of the Cessna Maintenance Manual (MM) have a landing gear retraction requirement whenever brake lines are disturbed; because his repair shop does not have any Cessna Maintenance Manuals.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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