Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 17, 2014
Submitted
August 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
6,170 hours, 4,714 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

WHEN LEFT BRAKE APPLIED FIRST IT GRABS MOMENTARILY. WHEN BOTH BRAKES APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY OR RT BRAKE APPLIED FIRST, LT BRAKE DOES NOT GRAB. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY WHILE TAXIING THE ACFT TO MX & FOUND THE ACFT PULLS TO THE LT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTED THE CABLE TENSIONS TO THE POWER BRAKE VLV WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WHILE INSPECTING A CABLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE A LOUD CHATTER WITH THE LT BRAKE APPLIED & RELEASED. PERFORMED EXTENSIVE BLEEDING OF LT & RT BRAKE SYS INCLUDING THE ANTI-SKID PORTION. CHATTERING NOISE DISAPPEARED & TAXIED THE ACFT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-42-01.

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