Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
22,495 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Pin
Condition
Sheared
Location
Brake Caliper
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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) AFTER LANDING AND GOING TO TURN AROUND, THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN AROUND AND NOTICED THE LT MAIN TIRE WAS NOT TURNING AND ON VISUAL INSPECTION THE LT BRAKE CALIPER WAS FOUND WITH 1 OF THE 2 LOCATOR PINS WAS SHEARED AND THE CALIPER WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE. THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN, PASSENGERS DE-PLANED AND FSS NOTIFIED TO CLOSE THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND CHANGED THE TIRE, BRAKE CALIPER AND DISC. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE.

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