Service difficulty report · Brake · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
September 7, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
6,859 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Brake
Part number
147515
Part serial
9420
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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) ON LANDING RT BRAKE FAILED. RT BRAKE FOUND TO BE LEAKING A LARGE QUANTITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. BRAKE WAS REPLACED. (TC NR 20070910009)