Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0201
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
26820011
Part serial
473
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED DURING STRAIGHT TAXI TO LOADING POSITION, THE LT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR 3 TIMES. THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED AND THE PILOT CALLED MX. 30 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT CALLED AND REPORTED THE LT BRAKE OPERATED NORMALLY. MX REPLACED THE LT MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.

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