What was found
(CAN) IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LT OLEO WAS LEAKING FLUID AND LOOSING PRESSURE, AFTER DISMANTLE OF THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE LINE, A 1.5" CRACK WAS NOTICED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 9,647 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3DF36C526
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Brake Sys
- Part time
- 10,053 hours
- 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.