Service difficulty report · Pad · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 1, 2019
Submitted
October 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929TG
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0371
Aircraft time
13,911 hours, 13,407 cycles
Part
Pad
Condition
Detached
Location
Mlg Brake
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 DEPARTURE, TURNED LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO RUNWAY AND DEPARTED. ON LANDING, EXITED RUNWAY WITH A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, NOTICED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. TAXIED TOWARD THE TERMINAL, BUT WITH THE WIND, COULD NOT TURN LEFT. HAD TO TAXI PAST THE TERMINAL, AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO GET BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND PARK. THE LEFT BRAKE HAD LOST ONE OF THE PADS, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND ALL OF THE BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED. THE BRAKE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UP TO THE LAST DEPARTURE. NOTHING ALERTED THE PILOT AT ANY POINT THAT THE BRAKE WAS FAILING. MX INSTALLED NEW O-RING ON BRAKE PUCK AND A NEW PAD AND BACKING PLATE.

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