Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Part
Coupling
Part number
65171082
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Pump
Part time
600 hours
Component
65171024
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON STARTING SECOND ENGINE, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PUMP MOTOR NOISE SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. WHEN ENGINE STARTED, PILOT RELEASED BRAKES TO TAXI AND RECEIVED A 'POWER BRAKE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT'. ENGINES SHUT DOWN. THE BRAKE PUMP MOTOR RAN CONTINUOUSLY, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY PRESSURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE COUPLING HAD FAILIED.