Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 8, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605643
Aircraft time
6,324 hours, 4,911 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING & DURING TAXI WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ACFT JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT. FELT LIKE THE LEFT WHEEL LOCKED THEN A PULSE FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL & THE ACFT KEEP ROLLING BUT THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. SEEMED AS A GRINDING FEELING THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDALS, RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH REPEATED APPLICATIONS TO PARKING. ALL NOSE BITE INDICATORS WERE NORMAL. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM INSPECTED LT BRAKE. JACKED LT MAIN GEAR, SPUN LT WHEEL. APPLIED LT BRAKE WHILE SPINNING WHEEL, NO BRAKE LOCKING NOTED. WHEEL SPINNING NORMAL. BLEED BRAKES & TAXIED ACFT. BRAKES OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID & BITE INDICATORS IN NOSE ALL CHECKED OK. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-42-00.

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