Service difficulty report · Brake · Bell 427

Difficulty date
April 8, 2013
Submitted
April 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427HV
Make and model
Bell 427
Aircraft serial
56069
Aircraft time
4,234 hours
Part
Brake
Condition
False Indication
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ROTOR BRAKE CAS MESSAGE APPEARED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. TESTED SWITCHES IN CALIPER AND FOUND THEM TO BE SERVICEABLE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR PLUGS AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK ON THE ROTOR BRAKE SYS AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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