Service difficulty report · Brake · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 19, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N981LL
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL265
Aircraft time
2,884 hours, 4,425 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake
Part number
1013800961
Part serial
0952
Condition
Dragging
Location
Mlg
Part time
286 hours, 470 cycles
Component
Landing Gear · Beech
Component part number
101810158601
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, BRAKES APPEARED TO BE DRAGGING. CREW DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF W/O INCIDENT AND TAXIED BACK TO GATE. MAINT JACKED AC AND CHECKED BRAKES. BRAKES APPEARED TO BE DRAGGING AND NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY. THESE ARE UNMODIFIED BRAKES (W/O STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVES) CHANGED ALL BRAKES AND THE AC IS BACK ON FLIGHT LINE. SUSPECT THAT REASON FOR BRAKES DRAGGING ARE UNMODIFIED BRAKES. THESE WILL BE SENT OUT FOR O/H AND MODIFICATION. THIS PROCESS IS RECOMMENDED BY MFG FOR CORROSION IN THE PUCK AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING ALL OF THE BRAKES FLEET WIDE TO THE MODIFIED BRAKES TO HELP ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM.

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