Service difficulty report · Rod · Hwksly DH125*

Difficulty date
April 8, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hwksly DH125*
Aircraft time
9,981 hours
Part
Rod
Part number
4636
Condition
Loose
Location
Brakes
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) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WEAK BRAKES AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT. INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY IDENTIFIED THAT NR 2 ASSY WAS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BLED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE IAW AMM CH32. THE REASON FOR THIS SDR IS THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED ONLY 15 CYCLES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND IDENTIFIED TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT LIFE, SIMILAR TO BRAKE NR 1. TASK WAS COMPLETED IAW CMM. AFTER THE FAILURE, INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT WEAR PINS WERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE UNIT, STUD ASSEMBLY, PN 534-1. AS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS WEARING, THE WEAR PINS THEMSELVES WERE BACKING OFF THE STUD, MAKING IT APPEAR THAT THE UNIT WAS STILL SERVICEABLE.