SDR 96ZZZX5879

Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515RM
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317405159
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Water Contam
Location
Mlg
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

INSP FOR BRAKE PEDALS LOCKED AND BRAKE DRAG, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, EXCEPT FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF A PINT, WAS FULL OF WATER WHICH HAD FROZEN THE NIGHT BEFORE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED BELOW FREEZING. HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCESSIBLE AREAS OF BRAKE LINES AND THE RESERVOIR TO THAW THEM. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN FLUSHED OUT AND SERVICED WITH THE CORRECT FLUID AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. ALL TOGETHER ABOUT A QUART OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM.

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