What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTS LEFT BRAKE GRABBING. REMOVED LEFT MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLY TO INVESTIGATE DISCREPANCY AND DISCOVERED THE OUTBOARD BRAKE DISC BROKEN INTO THREE PIECES. REPLACED THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2008
- Submitted
- May 8, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N591AF
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 591
- Aircraft time
- 3,031 hours, 2,762 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67B
- Engine time
- 2,942 hours, 2,688 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Brake Disc
- Part number
- 244755
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Brake Assy
- Part time
- 875 hours, 834 cycles
- Component
- Brake Assy · Bfgoodrich
- Component part number
- 216741
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.