Service difficulty report · Brake Disc · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
6,066 hours
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Brake Disc
Condition
Damaged
Location
Brake Assy
Part time
1,189 hours
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

ACFT RETURN TO BASE WITH PILOT COMPLAINING OF BRAKE GRABBING AND A NOISE FROM LT MAIN. WHEEL ASSY REMOVED TO EXAMINE THE BRAKE UNIT. BRAKE PADS AND DISC SHOWED VISUAL SIGNS OF WEAR, CUPPING OF BRAKE PADS AT BOTH ENDS OF SOME OF THE PADS. THE WARP PADS WHEN HEATED CAUSE THE BRAKE UNIT TO DRAG. THE BRAKE UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. NOTE: O/H TIME IS SET TO 1400 LANDING FOR THIS TYPE OF BRAKE UNIT.