Service difficulty report · Packing · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 19, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500260
Aircraft time
4,825 hours, 2,489 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
68404
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake Sys
Part time
1,882 hours, 937 cycles
Component
Brake Assy · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
99144639
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED SEEING A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN CABIN. ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO FIELD. DURING DOWNWIND FOR THE RUNWAY, SMOKE DISSIPATED. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. A MAINTENANCE TECH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT INBD BRAKE. TEMPERATURE OF BRAKE SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 370 DEGREES. DURING INSPECTION, NOTED ONE BLEED FITTING LEAKING. PACKINGS WERE REPLACED, BRAKES CLEANED, AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. LEAKING FITTING AND EXTENSIVE TAXI TO RUNWAY CAUSED AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO INGEST SMOKE FROM HOT BRAKE.

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