Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
10,280 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ACFT LANDED AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE RUNWAY NORMALLY UNTIL THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES IN PREPARATION FOR LT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY, THE ACFT STARTED TURNING TO THE LT AND PROCEEDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT JUST BEFORE THE TAXIWAY TURNOFF. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT BRAKE FELT SPONGY AS COMPARED TO THE LT. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE RT SIDE BRAKE (NR 4 UNIT) WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE ASSY AS THE B-NUT WAS MISSING FROM THE HOSE. A SEARCH WAS CARRIED OUT FOR THE B-NUT BUT IT WAS NOT FOUND.

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