Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
September 24, 2025
Submitted
September 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800242
Aircraft time
14,662 hours, 9,830 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE MLG BRAKE ASSY GENERATING FRICTION & DRAGGING WHEN BRAKES RELEASED & ACFT IN MOTION. ACFT GROUND BEHAVIOR IS SLIGHTLY PULL TO RT WITHOUT BRAKING APPLIED. CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH BRAKE SYS ON RT MLG MALFUNCTIONING. CARBON SMOKE EMANATING FROM RT MLG. VIBRATION PRESENT THROUGHOUT AIRFRAME WHEN ACFT IS SLOWED BELOW 10 KTS WITH BRAKES. VIBRATION ALSO FELT WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE RELEASED & ACFT IN MOTION. INSPECTED BRAKES FOR LEAKS OR DEFECTS; NONE FOUND. TIRES SPIN FREELY, NO DRAGGING, APPLIED HYDS & ACTUATED BRAKES, BRAKES RELEASE WITH NO DRAG. SAME TO LT SIDE. NO ISSUES ON LT SIDE. CHECKED BRAKE WEAR OF ALL BRAKES, FOUND ALL BRAKES WORN EVENLY WITH ONLY 1/32 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRAKES. ACCESSED BRAKE INTERCONNECT SLIDE ASSY, CLEANED & LUBED SLIDE ASSYS & VERIFIED SMOOTH OPS OF SLIDES, NO BINDING. NO FURTHER ACTION. RT BRAKES OPS CHECK GOOD, NO BINDING OR DRAGGING. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-42-20 AND 32-42-00.