Service difficulty report · Brake Disc · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
April 20, 2026
Submitted
April 21, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N633SR
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2014
Aircraft time
4,626 hours
Part
Brake Disc
Part number
RA16402504
Part serial
LOT1462220122
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Part time
167 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
D
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CRACKED AT ATTACHMENT FLANGE - AFTER DISCOVERY OF SHEARED LH BRAKE ROTOR FLANGE, RH BRAKE ROTOR REMOVED AND INSPECTED. 10X MAGNIFICATION REVEALED SEVERAL SPOTS OF PITTING CORROSION IN THE VALLEYS OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL MACHINING STRIATIONS AND POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATIONS. SUBSEQUENT FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION REVEALED NUMEROUS SPOTS OF PITTING CORROSION IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL MACHINING STRIATIONS CLUSTERED NEAR THE THREE BOLT HOLES AT THE 90 DEGREE BEND FROM THE BODY TO THE ATTACHMENT FLANGE. FAINT CRACK INDICATIONS WERE ALSO OBSERVED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CORROSION AND FOLLOWED THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL MACHINING STRIATIONS. DISC WAS INSTALLED 11/05/2024 AND WAS IN SERVICE 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS.

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