Service difficulty report · Housing · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
December 12, 2001
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
16,311 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Housing
Part number
30146
Condition
Damaged
Location
Brake Assy
Part time
18,687 hours, 22,202 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN STOPPING AT THE RAMP THE LT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION THE LT FWD CALIPER WAS FOUND DRAGING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE MISSING PARTS WERE OBTAINED AFT THE TAXI-WAY, THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE DOWL PIN INTO THE CALIPER HAD WORKED LOOSE, & THE DOWL PIN UNSCREWED OUT OF THE CALIPER DISENGAGING THE CALIPER FROM THE BACK PLATE. (HOWEVER THE BOLT WAS STILL CORRECTLY LOCKWIRED IN POSITION.) THE CALIPER THEN FELL DOWN HITTING THE GROUND AND DISINTEGRATING. INSPECTION OF THE BOLTS ASSEMBLED THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE DOWL PIN IS LOOSE OR NOT, MISLEADING THE INSPECTOR TO THINK ALL IS OK.