Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 19, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
7,104 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Seal
Part number
15802101
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bearing Cap
Part time
143 hours
Component
Wheel · Parkerhanfin
Component part number
40239
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

ON LANDING, OBSERVED NO BRAKING ACTION EVEN THOUGH BRAKE PEDALS HARD. EMERG BRAKING UTILIZED & A/C CLEAR OF RUNWAY, NORMAL BRAKING ACTION RETURNED. NO FAULT LIGHTS INDICATING ANTI-SKID FAILURE. MX NOTICED UPON REMOVING LT WHEEL BEARING CAP, ANTI-SKID DRIVE COUPLING TANGS SHEARED OFF. WATER WAS ALSO OBSERVED DRAINING OUT OF WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER HOUSING. CLEAR THAT WATER IN AXLE HOUSING FROZE WOULD NOT ALLOW WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER TO ROTATE. THIS WOULD SHOW ANTI-SKID SYSTEM THAT LT WHEEL WAS IN A SKID AND SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW BRAKE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO RT BRAKE. A NEW TRANSDUCER WAS INSTALLED ON LT WHEEL, COMPANY CONVENIENCE. RT AXLE HOUSING FOUND FREE OF WATER.

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