SDR 2025F00292

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
December 26, 2025
Submitted
December 26, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N599CZ
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U89
Aircraft time
38,606 hours, 24,379 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
20701700
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
Part time
21 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 SIDE BRAKE FAILURE, PILOT REPORTS UPON LANDING BACK IN MKE WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. RIGHT SIDE BRAKE WORKED FINE BUT LEFT SIDE HAD ZERO PRESSURE. LH BRAKE HAD NO SINE OF A LEEK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND BUT AFTER MX JACKING THE AIRCRAFT UP TO TROUBLESHOOT LANDING GEAR RETRACT DISCREPANCY THE LH BRAKE BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE FLEXIBLE LINES GOING DOWN THE GEAR INTO THE CALIPERS. REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND BLED BRAKE SYSTEM IAW B99 AMM 32-40-00.

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