What was found
BRAKE CALIPER PINS (ANCHOR BOLTS) WERE SHORTER THAN PINS INSTALLED ON OTHER BRAKE CALIPERS. THIS WAS A NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON A NEW AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FROM FACTORY. RETURNED TO BRAKE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N727FX
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0468
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Anchor Bolt
- Part number
- 6919
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Brake Caliper
- Part time
- 795 hours
- Component
- Parkerhanfin · 30182
- 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.