Service difficulty report · Disk · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 27, 2005
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
37,652 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Disk
Condition
Seized
Location
Brake Assy
Part time
14,693 hours, 16,626 cycles
Component
Brake Assy
Component part number
214665
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER STARTED AIRCRAFT, RELEASED PARK BRAKE AND TAXIED NORMALLY , BRAKING AS REQUIRED, DUE TO LONG LINE UP AWAITING TAKEOFF PARK BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHEN PART BRAKE WAS RELEASED AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO TAXI. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE PISTONS WERE RELEASING USING TOE BRAKES OR PARK BRAKE, BUT BRAKE DISKS ON THE NR3 AND NR4 BRAKES WERE SEIZED AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. BOTH NR3 AND NR4 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. NR3 BRAKE S/N 0410 HAD 88CY SINCE OVERHAUL (BUILD NR1) CARRIED OUT. NR4 BRAKE S/N 3120P HAD 208CY SINCE OVERHAUL (BUILD NR1) CARRIED OUT.