Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Beech B200

Difficulty date
January 22, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911RX
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1425
Aircraft time
5,117 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A45
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AND AFTER UTILIZING BETA OR DISCING TO SLOW THE ACFT DOWN TO TAXI SPEEDS, I SWITCHED TO WHEEL BRAKING AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE LT SIDE. GROUND CONTROL WAS ABLE TO CLEAR ME TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP AREA WITHOUT REQUIRING A FULL-STOP AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SO I KEPT THE ACFT MOVING TOWARDS THE RAMP. PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RAMP AREA, UTILIZED THE ACFT PARKING BRAKE WITH A LITTLE REVERSE TO STOP THE ACFT. THEN PROCEEDED FWD ABOUT 100 FT INTO THE RAMP AREA TO CLEAR THE REMAINING TAXI AREA AND ACCESS ROAD AND STOPPED THE ACFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP AND SHUTDOWN. WOULD BE UNABLE TO PARK THE ACFT AS THE MARSHALLER DESIRED DUE TO THE BRAKING ISSUE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, I SPOKE WITH THE MARSHALLER TO EXPLAIN WHY I COULDN'T COMPLY WITH HIS DIRECTIONS AND INFORMED HIM THAT WE WOULD NEED TO TOW THE ACFT INTO A PARKING POSITION AFTER OUR PATIENT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.

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