SDR 98ZZZX2646

Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 6580

Difficulty date
June 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74ME
Make and model
Beech 6580
Aircraft serial
LD6
Part
Hose
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Brake Assy
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

BOTH CAPTAIN'S AND COPILOT'S RT BRAKE PEDAL - ACTION EITHER MUSHY OR NON-EXISTANT. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING '3 DAYS' OF PURE FRUSTRATION, THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED IN THE FLEXIBLE HOSE BETWEEN GEAR LEG AND BRAKE ASSY. WHEN RT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, SUFFICIENT PRESSURE WOULD PARTIALLY OPERATE CALIPERS. THEN FLEX HOSE WOULD SWELL DROPPING THE BRAKE PRESSURE. HOSE REPLACED. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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