Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
March 1, 2020
Submitted
March 4, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N636SD
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000117
Aircraft time
1,930 hours, 1,644 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535E
Engine time
1,930 hours, 1,644 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Part number
900050253
Part serial
FEB090116
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,930 hours, 1,644 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNITS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE ON 2/26/2020. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/OPERATOR FLEW ON MARCH 1 2020 AND REPORTED AFTER THE SECOND LANDING INTO KDAL LOVE FIELD THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES HAD FAILED. MESSAGE ON PFD SHOWED BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO BRAKE ACTION. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INCORPORATED WITH NO INCIDENT, AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO HANGAR PARKING. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO HAVE AIR PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM, THIS CAUSED A MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE COCKPIT PFD "BRAKE FAILURE", AFTER BLEEDING THE AIR OUT OF THE SYSTEM THE MECHANIC PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE TAXI TEST ON THE BRAKES WITH NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS NOTED.

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