Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
September 2, 2004
Submitted
September 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23322
Aircraft time
69,784 hours, 27,581 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
214571
Part serial
5753
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3, Rt Mlg
Part time
20,420 hours, 8,048 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ARRIVAL IN PHX EN ROUTE FROM LAS, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOW ON QUANTITY GAUGE, FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO NR 3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS BRAKE ROD DISCONNECTED CAUSING NR 3 BRAKE TO ROTATE SHEARING HYDRAULIC LINES AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR WIRES. NR 3 BRAKE ROD CONTACTED THE NR 7 BRAKE ROD DIRECTLY BEHIND IT CAUSING THE NR 7 BRAKE ROD TO BEND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW T/C R4M32604. REPLACED NR 3 AND NR 7 BRAKE RODS IAW BMM 32-11-19-4, AND REPLACED WIRING AND CONDUIT FROM JUNCTION BOX TO CONNECTOR D022656. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE PER T/C R4M32604, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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