Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 22, 2004
Submitted
October 21, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605265
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Wheel
Part number
31571299124879
Part serial
898
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,876 hours, 615 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC WAS TOWED, WITH BRAKES RELEASED, WITHOUT ANY BRAKING ACTIVITIES BY PILOT, SHEARING NOISE WAS NOTED, TOWING PROCESS WAS STOPPED. HYD FLUID WAS SPILLED OUT FROM LT BRAKE UNIT. FIRST INVESTIGATION OF INSTALLED LT CARBON BRAKE UNIT DID SHOW, THAT ATTACHING SCREW FOR ONE INSERT ON WHEEL ASSY WAS SHEARED OFF, THEN LOOSE INSERT DAMAGED BRAKE UNIT. BRAKE FLUID SPILLED FROM DAMAGED ACTUATING CYLINDERS, PISTONS. AS EACH INSERT IS ONLY FIXED BY ONE SCREW, INCASE OF A LOOSEN SCREW CORRESPONDING INSERT WILL SHEAR OFF THIS SCREW. INSERT THEN MOVES OUT OF WHEEL AGAINST BRAKE UNIT. IN CASE OF THIS OCCURRENCE DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, AFTER TOUCH DOWN OR TAXI, UNCONTROLLED AND EVENTFUL BRAKE OUT WOULD BE FORSEEABLE.

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