Service difficulty report · Caliper · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 5, 2023
Submitted
September 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804TH
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208BB0421
Aircraft time
26,218 hours, 54,822 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
3,584 hours, 5,667 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Caliper
Part number
30182A
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
26,218 hours, 54,822 cycles
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

THE RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED UP ON LANDING, AFTER ABOUT 200' IT BROKE LOOSE AND WAS ROLLING AGAIN HOWEVER I HAD NO BRAKE ON THE RIGHT. I TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND FOUND THE TOP BOLT ON THE BRAKE CALIPER BROKE AND THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS JAMMED INTO THE TIRE.

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