Service difficulty report · Brake · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 18, 2006
Submitted
August 23, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N476LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK376
Part
Brake
Part number
5010614
Part serial
NOV920205
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, FOLLOWING POSITIVE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CHECK, LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED-UP. TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION, POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. UNABLE TO MOVE AIRCRAFT UNTIL RT BRAKE APPLIED AND RELEASED, THEN TAXI-IN NORMAL. REPLACED LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE. ALSO REPLACED PN 4500A2 PARKING BRAKE VALVE ASSY. AS A PRECAUTION IAW OPERATOR REQUEST. REPLACED LT MAIN WHEEL ASSY. DUE TO FLAT-SPOTTED TIRE. AT THIS TIME SUSPECTED FAULT IS IN LT BRAKE ASSY, BRAKE ASSY. QUARANTINED BY OPERATOR FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. (K)

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