What was found
BRAKE FAILURE ON BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOTS SIDE. BOTH BRAKE CALIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 DAYS PRIOR. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS INCIDENT WAS REMOVING TRAPPED AIR BY BACK BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO PART OR COMPONENT FAILURE
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2023
- Submitted
- October 19, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4118K
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B1283
- Aircraft time
- 18,478 hours, 17,878 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Unknown
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.