Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
September 7, 2014
Submitted
September 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
216
Aircraft time
4,479 hours, 2,837 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

DURING ACFT MOVEMENT WITH BRAKES INITIALLY APPLIED A GROANING SOUND CAN BE HEARD UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR. WITH PARK BRAKE SET A THUMPING SOUND CAN BE HEARD BELOW PEDESTAL. EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESS SEEMS TO BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE NORMAL BRAKING ACTION AT TAXI SPEED. PERFORMED NORMAL BRAKE SYS BLEED IAW AMM 32-40-20. PERFORMED HYD SYS SERVICING IAW AMM 12-15-00.