Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 7, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK433
Aircraft time
3,434 hours, 3,250 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
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

RT BRAKES NOT BRAKING SYMETRICALLY. DURING TAXI BRAKES BEGAN TO BRAKE UNEVENLY. WHILE PRESSURING BOTH LT AND RT PADS, LT BRAKE BECAME MORE EFFECTIVE AS RT BRAKE BECAME HARDER WHICH PULLED AC TO THE LT REQUIRING RT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE. THIS SEQUENCE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE A SPEED WAS REACHED WHERE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS COMPROMISED AND CONTROLS WERE TRANSFERRED TO LT PILOT WHEN CONTROL WAS TRANSFERRED BACK TO RT PILOT BRAKES SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. BLED BRAKES. PERFORMED MIXING VALVE CHECK IAW MM 32-40-00. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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