Service difficulty report · Brake · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 30, 2005
Submitted
October 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK245
Aircraft time
4,702 hours, 3,967 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

KSJC - THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE THEY WERE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT IN KSJC, THE LEFT BRAKE DEGRADED FROM POOR TO NIL. BRAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE BLED AIR FROM BOTH BRAKING SYSTEMS, AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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