Service difficulty report · Brake · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 1, 2015
Submitted
December 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
34B446
Aircraft time
33,144 hours, 37,340 cycles
Engine
Ge CT7TP*
Part
Brake
Part number
50125893
Part serial
FEB860056R
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

WHILE EXITING THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, LIGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PLANE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WITH INCREASED BRAKING, PLANE DID SLOW DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING INCREASED PRESSURE ON BRAKES. ACFT DECELERATED RAPIDLY. ACFT SLOWS NORMALLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT WITH INCREASED EFFORT. FOUND NR 4 TIRE BRAKE PACK OUT OF LIMITS. R & R BRAKE PACK IAW AMM 32-42-40 AND BLED BRAKES. NO LEAKS NOTED. TAXI CHECKED BRAKING, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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