Service difficulty report · Caliper · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 22, 2015
Submitted
December 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0164
Aircraft time
11,297 hours, 14,897 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Caliper
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Brake
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7777 RETURN TO BLOCK, WO 208-157019 DISCREPANCY. ON TAXI OUT LT BRAKE INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED BRAKE SYS, FOUND LT BRAKE CALIPER SEEPING, CHECKED LT MASTER CYLINDER & LINES. SUSPECT LT HARD LINE FROM PARKING BRAKE, VLV ALSO SEEPING, ALL OTHER LT SYS COMPONENTS CHECKED GOOD. RT CALIPER, MASTER CYLINDER & RT BRAKE LINES CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED LT CALIPER, CLEANED & INSPECTED ALL PARTS. REASSEMBLED WITH ALL NEW O RINGS. INSTALLED ON ACFT WITH NEW BRAKE LININGS, INSTALLED NEW HARDLINE FROM BRAKE VLV AFT BLED SYS & CHECKED FOR FURTHER LEAKAGE WITH NONE FOUND AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED NEW BRAKE BURN IN. BRAKE SYS CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 32-40-00.

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