SDR 95ZZZX5971

Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N75ZA
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500214
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
215284
Condition
Defective
Location
Wheel
Component
Bfgoodrich
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTALLED THE BF GOODRICH WHEEL BRAKES ON CESSNA 550 APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GUARANTEED PRORATED 1,000 LANDING LIFE OF THIS WHEEL BRAKE ASSYS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WHEEL BRAKES ARE ONLY LASTING APPROX 300-400 LANDINGS BEFORE THE ROTORS IN THESE BRAKES ARE CRACKING OR BREAKING COMPLETELY IN TWO. HAVE HAD TWO WHEEL BRAKES LOCK UP COMPLETELY WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS DUE TO WHEEL BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE.

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