Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 23, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605199
Aircraft time
7,320 hours, 5,749 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Weak
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CAPTAINS LT BRAKE PEDAL GOES ABOUT HALF WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES BEGIN TO TAKE EFFECT. ONCE THAT POINT IS REACHED, BRAKES SEEMS TO WORK OK, BUT LT AND RT PEDALS DO NOT MATCH. CHECKED MASTER CYL FOR LEAKAGE, NONE NOTED. CHECKED HISTORY OF SQUAWK. FOUND WITHIN THE LAST 50 CYCLES, THE PILOTS LT MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND BLED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. CHECKED BRAKE RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION SYS. CHECKED BOTH CHECK VALVE AND RELIEF VALVE - BOTH GOOD. FOUND FOD ON BRAKE VENT, LINT REMOVED. BLEED BRAKES, TAXI ON CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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