Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 12, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,892 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Line
Part number
AE3663218G0150
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Brake System
Component
Brake · Aeroquip
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) AT A FLEX POINT NEAR THE UPPER FITTING OF THE LOWER BRAKE LINE RUPTERED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE. UPON ARRIVAL AT CYXD ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 16, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. IMMEDIATELY TWO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (POWER BRAKE LOW PRESS AND ANTISKID INOP) AND STAYED ON. TOWER WAS ADVISED, CREW CLIMBEDTO 4,000 FT WEST OF EDMONTON AND FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST. LANDING DISTANCE WAS RECALCULATED AND THE CITATION WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, USING REVERSE THRUST AND EMERGENCY BRAKING. AIRCRAFT WA S SHUTDOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND TOWED IN. NO DAMAGE EVIDENT.

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