What was found
PILOT REPORTED ON TAXI LT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENT BRAKE ACTIONS THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS R & R AS A PRECAUTION. BLED BRAKES. OPS CHECK GOOD. TAXI AND STEERING CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2011
- Submitted
- July 6, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N984FE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0115
- Aircraft time
- 9,938 hours, 11,513 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Engine time
- 1,277 hours, 1,458 cycles
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C701
- System (JASC)
- 3243 · Master Cylinder/Brake Valve
- Part
- Master Cylinder
- Part number
- 26820011
- Part serial
- 6269
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Brakes
- Part time
- 1,204 hours, 1,377 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.