Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
February 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Engine
Pwa
Part
Master Cylinder
Condition
Frozen Water
Location
Brake
Part time
546 hours
Component
Piper
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) BRAKE REPORTED TO NOT BE CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STORED OUTSIDE DURING FREEZING TEMPS AND THAT AN AMOUNT OF WATER HAD FROZEN IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THUS DEGRADING BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES WERE BLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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