Service difficulty report · Brake · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK469
Aircraft time
1,945 hours, 1,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Brake
Condition
Weak
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING AND TAXI IN, BRAKES ON LT AND RT SIDES APPLY WHAT FEELS LIKE MINIMAL BRAKING ON INITIAL APPLICATION. UPON INCREASE IN TOE PEDAL PRESSURE, BRAKES WILL THEN GRAB CAUSING A NOTICEABLE JERKING OF THE ACFT WHEN THEY GRAB. BLED SYS POWER BRAKE BLEED. FOUND AIR IN SYS, SERVICED HYD RESEVOIR PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI, BRAKE SYS, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-40-00.

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