Service difficulty report · Brake · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake
Part number
215286
Condition
Overheated
Location
Lt & Rt
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING A REJECTED TAKEOFF, THE PILOT THOUGHT HIS TIRES WERE FLAT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT BOTH SIDES WERE FLAT AND THE BRAKES WERE BURNING. FIRE EXTINGUISHED. INSPECTION FOUND BOTH BRAKES AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. DISCUSSION INDICATED THAT THE REJECTED TAKEOFF LED TO THE OVERHEATED BRAKES. THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF BIRDS ON THE RUNWAY.

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