Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 6, 2007
Submitted
November 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605139
Aircraft time
6,550 hours, 5,218 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
991205015
Part serial
0898
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Brakes
Part time
174 hours, 156 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT BRAKE PEDAL ON CAPTAINS SIDE GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. COPILOTS SIDE NORMAL. GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED PILOT SIDE LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND SECURED BLED SYST. AS REQUIRED OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY I.A.W CE-560XL M/M CHAPTERS 32-42-02 AND 32-42-00.

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