Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 3, 2005
Submitted
August 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK244
Aircraft time
4,737 hours, 3,858 cycles
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
45AS38401012
Part serial
1980
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED UPON LANDING, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW TRIED THE NORMAL BRAKES AFTER ROLLOUT ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE BUT WERE JERKY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PILOTS RIGHT MASTER CYLINDER TO BE LEAKING. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS BLED. WHILE TESTING THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE LEFT SIDE WAS INTERMITTANT. PIN CONNECTIONS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL TRANSDUCER, AND THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX WERE REPAIRED. THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED WHEN NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERV

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