Service difficulty report · Disc · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Disc
Part number
5010783
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Nr 1 Brake
Part time
17,207 hours
Component
50068572
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) DURING TAXI, AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT HAD TO STOP AS TAXIING NO LONGER POSSIBLE. NR1 BRAKE AND WHEEL REPLACED. INSPECTION OF BRAKE FOUND THAT THE STATIONARY DISC WAS BROKEN AND THE LOOSE PART WAS JAMMING THE WHEEL.

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