Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11526
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145410
Aircraft time
18,181 hours, 16,028 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,647 hours, 15,480 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
216991
Part serial
1778
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2
Part time
8,585 hours, 7,942 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING IN MKE, THE TOWER NOTIFIED THE CREW OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED. BRAKE TEMPERATURES WERE ALL IN THE NORMAL RANGE. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE HAD AREAS OF YELLOW FLUID ON IT. NO SIGNS OF HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE WERE FOUND ON THE BRAKE. THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED DURING TAXI.

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