Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
May 5, 2016
Submitted
May 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
669
Aircraft time
8,392 hours, 8,088 cycles
Part
Master Cylinder
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

BRAKE PEDALS GO TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL BRAKING AUTHORITY. SYS WILL NOT HOLD PRESS. THE BRAKE SYS WAS INSPECTED & THE PILOTS LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, PN 959.47.51.131, WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. IT WAS R & R IAW AMM 12-A-32-40-04-00A-920A-A. THE BRAKE SYS WAS BLED OF AIR & OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 12-A-32-40-00-00A-902A-A.