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FAA incident report · Eclipse EA500 · Chandler, AZ · July 18, 2011

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Date
July 18, 2011 · 11:51 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N233MT
Reported as
Eclipse EA500
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
29,820 total410 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N233MTRegistered now · Eclipse EA500S/N 000093Airframe modelEclipse EA500

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed falcon field in mesa destined for mexicali. After the aircraft leveled off at 5000 ft ATC cleared the flight for higher. As the aircraft began its ascent an unusual vibration was felt in the aft cabin of the aircraft. The crew member aboard went aft and determined there was a loud banging sound aft of the cabin bulkhead. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at Chandler airport. The descent and landing was conducted as normal to runway 22L. As the aircraft landed and began roll out the RH wheel locked and the tire blew out. The aircraft came to a halt on the runway with no further damage to the aircraft or airport traffic area. Later it was determined that the sound made in-flight was related to an access panel on the LH side of the empennage next to the engine not being securely fastened prior to takeoff. Maintenance actions taken to repair the aircraft are as follows: RH brake assembly and tire were replaced with new units, LH brake assembly replaced with new. The pilot/mechanic states that he has encountered one other brake lock-up in another Eclipse aircraft at approximately 400 hours of flight time. This situation has been discussed with the aircraft manufacturer. This aircraft had recently undergone maintenance at albuquerque where the brake assembly had been determined to be worn but not beyond limits. The pilot states the aircraft had performed normally for 7 or 8 landings after the last maintenance action. The brake assembly was sent back to the manufacturer to be inspected for failure. The pilot/mechanic will submit a malfunction or defect report regarding the brake lock-up.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FALCON FIELD IN MESA DESTINED FOR MEXICALI. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT ATC CLEARED THE FLIGHT FOR HIGHER. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS ASCENT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE AFT CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW MEMBER ABOARD WENT AFT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND AFT OF THE CABIN BULKHEAD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CHANDLER AIRPORT. THE DESCENT AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED AS NORMAL TO RUNWAY 22L. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BEGAN ROLL OUT THE RH WHEEL LOCKED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA.LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND MADE IN-FLIGHT WAS RELATED TO AN ACCESS PANEL ON THE LH SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE NEXT TO THE ENGINE NOT BEING SECURELY FASTENED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.MAINTENANCE ACTIONS TAKEN TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT ARE AS FOLLOWS: RH BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND TIRE WERE REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, LH BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH NEW. THE PILOT/MECHANIC STATES THAT HE HAS ENCOUNTERED ONE OTHER BRAKE LOCK-UP IN ANOTHER ECLIPSE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.THIS AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY UNDERGONE MAINTENANCE AT ALBUQUERQUE WHERE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO BE WORN BUT NOT BEYOND LIMITS. THE PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR 7 OR 8 LANDINGS AFTER THE LAST MAINTENANCE ACTION. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAILURE.THE PILOT/MECHANIC WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT REGARDING THE BRAKE LOCK-UP.