Service difficulty report · Brake · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
July 25, 2017
Submitted
July 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53460
Aircraft time
43,488 hours, 27,380 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND RUNWAY CROSSING, FLIGHT CREW FELT A BUMP AND SHORT LIVED DECELERATION THEN RELEASE. BRAKE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. THE CREW WAS ADVISED BY TOWER THAT THE LT MLG BRAKE WAS SMOKING HEAVILY. STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY AND THE PARKING BRAKE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE RIGHT BRAKE TEMP NEVER EXCEEDED 350. PERFORMED HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION. FOUND NR 2 BRAKE DAMAGED. REPLACED NR 2 TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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