Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6001L
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500169
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
215286
Part serial
0967
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Part time
501 cycles
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.

What was found

RT BRAKE ASSY SEIZED JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO A CRACKED STATOR DIS LEAVING ACFT STRANDED ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MX NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE ASSY STATOR DISC WERE CRACKED WITH THE MOST INBD BEING THE MOST SEVERE. BRAKE ASSY HAD 501 LANDING SOH AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND HAD UNDERGONE THE PHASE MA INSPECTION 108 LANDING AGO. BOTH STATOR DISC WERE "CHG E" AND COMPLIANT WITH AD 2004-09-05.

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