Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 20, 2006
Submitted
December 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
44,938 hours, 34,495 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Coupling
Part number
AE99111G
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Brake
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON TAXI IN, CREW FELT BRAKE LOCK UP. STOPPED AND CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND COUPLING ON NR 4 BRAKE DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO BLAST FENCE AFTER THE BRAKE WAS BLEED. REPLACED COUPLING. OPERATED BRAKES, OPS CHKS NORMAL.

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