Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
March 4, 2016
Submitted
March 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600AS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000246
Aircraft time
2,490 hours, 2,155 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
900050346
Part serial
DEC080045
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brake
Part time
1,317 hours, 1,155 cycles
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

ON TAXI OUT TO TAKEOFF, CREW HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. ACFT DEPARTED TAXI WAY & STOPPED WHEN THE RT GEAR SANK INTO THE DIRT. ACFT WAS RECOVERED & INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGED NOTED BUT DETERMINED THAT BRAKE CONTROL UNIT FAILED. INSTALLED REPAIRED BRAKE CONTROL UNIT & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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