What was found
FITTING CONNECTING BRAKE ASSY TO THE ELBOW FOUND TO BE BROKEN, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2013
- Submitted
- July 18, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8606W
- Make and model
- Piper PA28235
- Aircraft serial
- 2810121
- Aircraft time
- 3,827 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 458894
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Brake Assy
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.