Service difficulty report · Brake · Bell 429

Difficulty date
December 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
304 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Brake
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Parking
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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) THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MFG: FOLLOWING A NORMAL START AND RUN UP TO 100 PERCENT NR, THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS THEN RELEASED BY PLACING PRESSURE ON THE TOE BRAKES AND PUSHING THE BRAKE HANDLE DOWN. NO CAS MESSAGES ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR DURING TAXI. UPON REACHING THE RUNWAY A LOUD POP WAS HEARD THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BLOWN TIRE. A NORMAL SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED AFTER HOVERING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVELED NO DAMAGE. THE ACFT WAS RESTARTED AND A SHORT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO UNUSUAL VIBRATION OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE. UPON RETURN AND SHUTDOWN, 2 MAIN ROTOR BLADES APPEARED DISCOLORED AND THE TOP WSPS CUTTER PAINT WAS CHIPPED. SUSPECT DURING PARKING BRAKE RELEASE BY THE PILOT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH DID NOT RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES BUT EXTINGUISHED THE PARK BRAKE CAS MESSAGE.

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