Service difficulty report · Shoe · Boeing A75N1

Difficulty date
August 10, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N401DB
Make and model
Boeing A75N1
Aircraft serial
753677
Engine
Cont W670*
Part
Shoe
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg Brake
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON ROLL-OUT PORTION OF LANDING LT BRAKE STARTED TO DRAG AND RESULTED IN PARKING THE ACFT OFF TO THE LT SIDE OF RUNWAY 33 AT THE AIRPORT. BRAKE WAS RELEASED BY SCREWING ADJUSTMENT SCREW IN AND ACFT WAS TOWED TO HANGAR. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OF ANY KIND. AIRPORT WAS NOT CLOSED NOR WAS ANY OTHER TRAFFIC MADE TO DEVIATE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. THIS TYPE OF BRAKE SYS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DRAG AND ACTUALLY LOCK-UP. SOME DOW AND SOME NEVER DO. ALSO, THE SYS ON THIS ACFT WAS ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE MM. HAVE ORDERED AND WILL REPLACE SYS WITH A COMPLETELY NEW DISC-BRAKE SYS. THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM.

More about the Boeing A75N1