Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 19, 2011
Submitted
June 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0030
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
26820011
Part serial
6826
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brakes
Part time
13 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP, A RT TURN WAS MADE AND WAS SLIGHTLY OVER STEERED CAUSING THE PILOT TO INPUT LT BRAKE TO CORRECT. HE REPORTED WHEN HE APPLIED THE LT BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE LT BRAKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. HE THEN LET PRESSURE OFF THE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED LT BRAKE AND THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE ACTUATED NORMAL. MX INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYS AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. THIS ACFT WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT REPORTED RT BRAKE FAILURE. BOTH LT AND RT MASTER CYLINDERS ARE NEW TO THE ACFT AND HAVE ACCUMULATED 12.7 HRS. MX CHANGED THE RT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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