Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145579
Aircraft time
24,364 hours, 19,251 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,764 hours, 21,341 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING THE BRAKES WERE SLUGGISH AND THAT THE PEDALS HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY WERE EFFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE BLED ALL 4 BRAKE SYSTEMS. AIR WAS FOUND TO BE PRESENT IN THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES NOTED.

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