Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 4, 2014
Submitted
July 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500166
Aircraft time
11,195 hours, 6,786 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHEN USING BRAKES DURING TAXI, ACFT WANTS TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. FELT AT TIMES THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING SLIGHTLY. ON ARRIVING BACK AT FBO LINEMAN POINTED OUT SMOKE FROM LEFT MAIN GEAR. DURING INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THE LT BRAKE WAS VERY HOT & SMOKING. INSPECTED THE LT MAIN BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. FOUND NO VISUAL DEFECTS. APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE, AND FOUND THE BRAKES STOPPED & RELEASED EVENLY. TAXIED THE ACFT & FOUND NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED A BRAKE BLEED OF THE LT OTBD BRAKE. FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF AIR PRESENT. PERFORMED BLEEDING TILL NO AIR WAS PRESENT IN THE SYS. INSPECTED THE BRAKE METERING VALVE, NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED ANOTHER TAXI CHECK WITH NO ISSUE.

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