What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, BRAKES ARE GRABBY. MAINTENANCE SERVICED BOTH BRAKE ACCUMULATORS IAW AMM 32-42-04. NO ISSUES NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2019
- Submitted
- July 11, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53613
- Aircraft time
- 55,242 hours, 27,824 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Accumulator
- Condition
- Low
- Location
- Brake System
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.