Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
June 5, 2020
Submitted
June 9, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N208CE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0466
Aircraft time
16,000 hours, 9,436 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
AS5178W03
Condition
Loose
Location
Master Cylinder
Part time
16,000 hours, 9,436 cycles
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

LEFT BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT PROPERLY ACTUATE BRAKES. PEDAL WAS SOFT AND APPLIED LITTLE TO NO BRAKING ACTION ON LEFT BRAKE. CORRECTIVE ACTION. JAM NUT ON HYDRAULIC ELBOW TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LOOSE. TIGHTEN JAM NUT TO ELBOW. NO LEAKS NOTED ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WORK COMPLIED WITH BY CESSNA C208B CHAPTER 32-41-00 AND 32-40-00.

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