Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
October 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N84FN
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
002
Aircraft time
16,127 hours, 8,450 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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.

What was found

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE ACFT PULLING HARD TO RIGHT. COUNTERING WITH LT BRAKE PRESSURE, ABLE TO STOP ACFT IN 3,500 FT AND ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER STOPPING, ADVISED TOWER OF SITUATION AND COULD NOT MOVE ACFT. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE AND F/O WALKED AROUND ACFT TO SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. NOTHING FOUND. SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND WITH HYD SYS PRESSURE REMOVED, BRAKES WOULD RELEASE. NOTED THAT AS SOON AS THE AUXILIARY HYD PUMP WAS TURNED ON, RIGHT SIDE BRAKE PADS WOULD CLOSE AROUND THE ROTORS BUT NOT THE LEFT. WITH PUMP TURNED OFF AND HYD SYS PRESSURE BLED OFF, BRAKES WOULD RELEASE. WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE RT BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS THOUGH PRESSURE HAD ALREADY BEEN BUILT UP.