Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,595 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
214664
Condition
Warped
Location
Nr 4 Wheel
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI OUT, THE ACFT FOLLOWING NOTED THAT THIS ACFT APPEARED TO HAVE A FLAT TIRE ON THE RT SIDE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE BUT STOPPED SHORT OF THE GATE AS THEY COULD MOVE NO FURTHER DUE TO THE NR 4 BRAKE BEING SEIZED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NR 4 BRAKE UNIT WARPED AND SEIZED FROM OVERHEATING. THE NR 4 MAIN WHEEL FUSIBLE PLUGS HAD RELEASED ALLOWING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE NR 3 MAIN WHEEL TIRE FAILED DURING THE RETURN TAXI. THE NR 4 BRAKE UNIT AND BOTH WHEELS WERE REPLACED. THE ANTI-SKID SYS HAS BEEN TESTED WITH NFF.