Service difficulty report · Plate · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Plate
Part number
07308500
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Mlg
Part time
10 hours
Component
03018200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PRESSURE PLATE FOUND INSTALLED BACKWARDS PLACING THE ORGANIC LINING AGAINST THE BRAKE PISTONS AND THE STEEL BACKSIDE OF THE PRESSURE PLATE CONTACTING THE BRAKE DISC. ON BRAKING, THE FRICTION OF STEEL ON STEEL WAS CAUSING METAL TRANSFER. NO INDICATION FROM PILOTS OF ANY OPERATIONAL MALFUNCTION. REPLACED. PART TC: 25.

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