Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 14, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK473
Aircraft time
388 hours, 362 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, RT BRAKE PEDAL, CAPT, PRESSED TO FLOOR. NO PRESSURE OR BRAKING ACTION. LT PEDAL HAD PRESSURE BUT ALSO NO BRAKING ACTION. APPLIED EMER BRAKE TO STOP. OPS CHECKED BRAKES, FOUND TO BE SPONGY. PERFORMED PILOT AND COPILOT BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING (BLEED MIXERS). PERFORMED POWER BRAKE BLEEDING AND HYDRAULIC FLUID PURGING. ALL ABOVE MENTIONED WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW CH 32-40 OF THE MM. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVIOR IAW CH 12-10 OF THE MM. BRAKES OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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