What was found
PLASTIC TUBING COVERING BRAKE LINE TO PREVENT DAMAGE, ALLOWED MOISTURE TO COLLECT AND CAUSED CORROSION. FORTUNATLEY THIS WAS FOUND ON SCHED MAINT BEFORE BRAKE LOSS OCCURED.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft time
- 3,575 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 0500118126
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Brake
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.