Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 14, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0288
Aircraft time
9,291 hours, 10,808 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
06111800
Part serial
6617
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
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 AFTER NORMAL LANDING AND DURING TAXI THE RT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. AFTER SHUTDOWN AND SECURING THE ACFT HE NOTICED THE RT BRAKE CALIPER LEAKING FLUID ON THE RAMP. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE FOUND THE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE RT BRAKE CALIPER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPER. MX REPLACED THE RT BRAKE CALIPER AND BLED THE BRAKE SYS. MX REPORTED THE THREADS IN THE CALIPER PULLED OUT.

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