Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
November 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK385
Aircraft time
3,950 hours, 3,673 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PEDALS WERE STIFF WITH NO RESISTANCE AND PLANE WAS NOT SLOWING. UPON EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION, THE BRAKE PEDALS REENGAGED. FOUND AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM. PERFORMED BRAKE BLEED AND EMERGENCY SYSTEM PURGE IAW MM 32-40-00-201. SERVICED EMERGENCY BRAKE NITROGEN IAW MM 12-10-00. RESET AND SAFETIED EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTROL. TAXIED ACFT. BRAKES OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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