Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 6, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0117
Aircraft time
9,947 hours, 11,975 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
3,814 hours, 4,493 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C701
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
26820011
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
9,948 hours, 11,976 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

DURING FIRST MAJOR LEFT TURN AT TAXI SPEED, WHILE APPLYING STEADY LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE LT BRAKE, TO SHARPEN UP THE TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY BUT CONTINUOSLY FADED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE POWER LEVER INTO BETA TO SLOW THE ACFT. IN THE RADIUS OF THE TURN, AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING TO THE FLOOR, STARTING TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. SLOWED THE ACFT TO THE POINT WHERE ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WOULD CONTINUE THE TURN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY LT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL WASN'T AT THE FLOOR ANYMORE, BUT IT WASN'T A SOLID BRAKE PEDAL EITHER. AFTER A COUPLE OF PUMPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT COMPLETELY NORMAL. THERE WERE 2 MORE BIG LT TURNS PRIOR TO REACHING MY OVERNIGHT PARKING AREA. THE ACFT BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST INCIDENT, SO 3 EXACT SENARIOS IN A ROW. ALL THE LT TURNS MADE AFTER LANDING (BUT BEFORE THE REPOSITION ) WERE MADE WITH THE SAME TECHNIQUE OF STEADY LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOLID ALL THROUGH THE TURN.

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