What was found
DURING RUN UP PRIOR TO 135 REVENUE FLIGHT. SMOKE COMING OUT OF INTAKE COWLING AREA, NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW WHO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE ROTOR BRAKE PUCK STUCK OUT AGAINST THE DISC CAUSING SMOKE.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2001
- Submitted
- April 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N518AL
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760134
- Aircraft time
- 7,204 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30S
- System (JASC)
- 6321 · Main Rotor Brake
- Part
- Caliper
- Part number
- 7636309101108
- Part serial
- 00051R
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Rotor Brake
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.