Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
November 28, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258691
Aircraft time
3,832 hours, 2,704 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Master Cylinder
Condition
Low
Location
Mlg Brake
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

PILOTS SIDE BRAKES ARE MUSHY AND THEN BECOME GRABBY AS THEY APPROACH THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO CHECK CO-PILOTS SIDE DUE TO PAX ONBOARD. INSPECTED BRAKE ACCUMULATOR, PRESSURE GOOD. RESEVOIR FLUID LEVEL GOOD, NOTED IN HISTORY LEFT BRAKES & MAXERET WERE BLED. CHECKED LEFT AND RIGHT PILOT SIDE MASTER CYLINDERS FOUND SLIGHTLY LOW. SERVICED, BLED AND RESERVICED PILOT SIDE LEFT AND RIGHT PEDAL MASTER CYLINDERS IAW MM 32-40-00. TAXI CHECKED GOOD.