Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 24, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600394
Aircraft time
9,712 hours, 7,927 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
9536717
Part serial
9221534
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Brakes
Part time
698 hours, 563 cycles
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

CAPTAIN -SIDE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY MUSHY AND INTERMITTENT. LT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING WAS LOST ON THAT SIDE. REPLACED PILOTS LT WHEEL MASTER CYLINDER WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT IAW MM 32-42-00 SYSTEM OP CK'S GOOD. REPLACED PILOTS RT WHEEL MASTER CYLINDER WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT FROM SAF INDUSTRIES CRS GK0R519Y IAW MM 32-42-00 PERFORMED TAXI TEST CAPTAINS SIDE BRAKES OP CK GOOD.