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Service difficulty report · Plate · Cessna 337A

Difficulty date
December 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9739D
Make and model
Cessna 337A
Aircraft serial
3370466
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Plate
Part number
7515
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Brake
Part time
3,800 hours
Component
Parkerhanfin
Stage of operation
LD
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

UPON LANDING, LEFT BRAKE CALIPER TORQUE PLATE BROKE AT UPPER REAR BOLT ATTACH HOLE CAUSING BRAKE CALIPER TO SHIFT INTO THE INSIDE OF THE BRAKE DISC CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE TORQUE PLATE IS DRILLED OVERSIZED AND THEN BUSHED DOWN TO ACCEPT AXLE ATTACH BOLT. THE OVERSIZED HOLE REDUCES THE HOLE EDGE DISTANCE CONSIDERABLY.

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