Service difficulty report · Brake · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 17, 2000
Submitted
April 12, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Part
Brake
Part serial
B1288
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

BRAKE ASSY WAS RECEIVED FROM AIR CARRIER FOR AN OVERHAUL SERVICE. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THE AFFECTED BRAKE SUFFERED AN EXTREME CARBON OXIDATION BREAK-DOWN ON THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE HEAT SINK. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED AN ANALYSIS OR REVIEW OF THE CARBON COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. (X)

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