Service difficulty report · Housing · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
30,041 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Housing
Part number
266230
Condition
Cracked
Location
Brake Assy
Part time
22,152 hours, 28,333 cycles
Component
Brake Assy
Component part number
21517
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED GETTING A VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE SLOWING DOWN AFTER LANDING AND EVEN WHILE TAXING. ENGINEERS INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THE NR 4 POSITION BRAKE WORN TO LIMITS. BRAKE WAS REPLACED AND SENT TO THE BRAKE SHOP. THE UNIT WAS OVERHAULED AND PRESSURE TESTED, THAT IS WHEN DISCOVERED THAT A PISTON HOUSING WAS LEAKING. THE UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND SENT FOR NDT INSPECTION WHERE THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF A PISTON HOUSING IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE BEYOND LIMITS SO THE ASSEMBLY WAS SCRAPPED.