Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605827
Aircraft time
2,591 hours, 2,016 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS16126
Condition
Damaged
Location
Brakes
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

BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP OR "GRABBING" BRIEFLY AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED TO LESS THAN 20 KTS ON LANDING. REMOVING FEET BRIEFLY FROM BRAKES COMPLETELY, DID NOT CLEAR THE ISSUE. AT NO TIME DID THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAIL. BRAKE RESERVOIR IS VERY FULL, AND NO LEAKS NOTED. AT NO POINT DURING THIS FLIGHT WAS THE ACFT EXPOSED TO LIQUID WATER. FOUND SMALL LEAK AT RT BRAKE BETWEEN ELBOW FITTING AND SHUFFLE VALVE. R & R O-RING ON ELBOW TO SHUTTLE VALVE IAW MM 32-44-00. BLED BOTH BRAKES IAW MM 32-44-10. LEAK CHECK GOOD. OPS CHECK GOOD ON TAXI.

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