Service difficulty report · Brake · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
February 16, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584E
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft serial
24
Part
Brake
Part number
95409762
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A/C TRANSITIONED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY, CREW WAS INFORMED THAT THE LT LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE ON FIRE. TAXIED A/C TO A SAFE AREA. FIRE TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED, BUT NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. MAINT CREW FOUND THE PRESSURE LINE TO NR 1 BRAKE, VERY LOOSE AND AREA COVERED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. AFTER INSP, MAINT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE. LINE WAS TIGHTENED AND TESTED UNDER PRESSURE AND HYDR SYS RESERVICED. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NR ONE BRAKE WAS REPLACED NEXT DAY THEN DISMANTLED AND INSPECTED TO FIND CAUSE OF FIRE. NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS DISCOVERED. BRAKE WAS REASSEMBLED WITH NEW SEALS AND PUCKS AND RETURNED TO STORES.