Service difficulty report · Brake · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 11, 2004
Submitted
May 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605286
Aircraft time
1,619 hours, 1,230 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
21641
Part serial
0052
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
Part time
530 hours, 387 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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What was found

PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI AFTER BRAKE MAINTENANCE, TAXIED BACK USING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURE. UPON RETURN TO RAMP, LEFT WHEEL/BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS ON FIRE, RIGHT WHEEL/BRAKE ASSEMBLY SMOKING. EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH PURPLE K, DRY CHEMICAL (B-C) EXTINGUISHER. INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LT AND RT MAIN GEAR WHEELS AND BRAKES, BOTH BRAKES HAD BEEN SENT TO OVERHAUL SHOP TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF SMOKE/FIRE.

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