Service difficulty report · Packing · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 30, 2007
Submitted
August 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428P
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB745
Aircraft time
8,679 hours, 8,283 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Packing
Part number
MS28775228
Condition
Deformed
Location
Brake Assy
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE FLIGHT CREW WERE UNABLE TO MAKE A RT TURN TO EXIT THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION OF THE RT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND THEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY USING A TOW TRACTOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE NR 3 AND NR 4 BRAKE HOUSINGS. THE UNITS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND THE O-RINGS WERE FOUND TO BE IN AN EGG SHAPE. THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE O-RINGS ARE SUSPECTED TO BECOME EGG SHAPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP, ONE SUSPECTED CAUSE IS THE FLIGHT CREWS TAXING TO THE RAMP, SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE AND LEAVING IT SET. THIS DOES NOT ALLO