SDR 97ZZZX2608

Service difficulty report · Brake Line · Zinair CH2000

Difficulty date
March 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N25ZA
Make and model
Zinair CH2000
Aircraft serial
200025
Part
Brake Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
86 hours
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

DURING TAXI INSTRUCTION, RT MLG BRAKE ASSY FAILED. INSPECTION OF BRAKE PRESSURE DETERMINED THE .25 INCH NYLON TUBING (CLEAR) HAD A BUBBLE FORMED IN THE LINE AND HAD RUPTURED AT THAT POINT. DURING TAXI INST, IT IS BELIEVED THE STUDENT MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON THE RT BRAKE CAUSING BRAKE DISK TO BUILD UP EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NYLON LINE WHICH IS ROUTED CLOSE TO THE DISK. ACFT HAS WHEEL FAIRINGS INSTALLED MAKING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THIS AREA VERY DIFFICULT.