SDR 96ZZZX1626

Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Beech B100

Difficulty date
February 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54CK
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE73
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
9980035
Condition
Frozen
Location
Lt Main Gear
Part time
4,663 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

CLE - ON TOUCH-DOWN, ACFT DECELLERATED ABRUPTLY AND YAWED TO THE LEFT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED WITH OPPOSITE BRAKE AND RIGHT RUDDER. AFTER STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE TAXIED. FOUND LT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES HAD FROZEN. AMBIENT TEMPS ON THIS DAY WERE ZERO DEGREES TO MINUS 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AIRCRAFT ON PREVIOUS DEPARTURE HAD TAXIED THROUGH SNOW AS DEEP AS 6 INCHES. BRAKES RELEASED AFTER THAWING. ALL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.

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