SDR 97ZZZX4493

Service difficulty report · Brake Line · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N142SR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB380
Part
Brake Line
Part number
1015800281
Condition
Chafed
Location
Copilot Brake
Part time
7,230 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

PHASE 3 INSP FOUND COPILOT'S LT RUDDER PEDAL PUSH/PULL TUBE RUBBING BRAKE LINE. THE AFT ROD END ON THE PUSH/PULL TUBE IS ATTACHED WITH CASTLE NUT AND COTTER PIN. THE END OF THE COTTER PIN WAS THE PART RUBBING THE BRAKE TUBE. IT CHAFED A GROOVE AND THERE WAS ABOUT .010 INCH OF MATERIAL REMAINING. INSTALLED A NEW LINE AND REPOSITIONED TO GIVE PROPER CLEARANCE. IF THIS LINE HAD RUPTURED, A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.