Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 9, 2019
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0146
Aircraft time
463 hours, 336 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN MLG BRAKE PEDAL SOFT/SPONGY - WHILE BRAKING ON THE RUNWAY IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO MORE BRAKING AVAILABLE WHILE APPLYING BOTH BRAKES. THE RIGHT PEDAL FELT SQUISHY AND HAD MORE PLAY. THE MORE I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDALS THERE WAS NO MORE PRESSURE. SO SLOWING TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE WEIGHT AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS.**SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: CHECKED PILOT & CO-PILOT BRAKE PEDALS. FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY SOFT. BLED NR 1, NR 2, NR 3, NR 4 BRAKES. VERIFIED PILOT & CO-PILOT BRAKE PEDALS ARE FIRMED UP. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-42-00. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME.

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