What was found
ON RECEIPT OF BRAKE ASSEMBLY, DISC WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF. HAVE WITNESSED NUMEROUS FAILURES AND DAMAGES. DESIGN FLAW WHEN A PART BREAKS IN HALF.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- XC4R643M
Future Aviation Inc - Make and model
- Doug DC8*
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Disc
- Part number
- 2445902
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Brake Assy
- Part time
- 2,197 hours
- Component
- Bfgoodrich · 21565
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.