Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 3, 2017
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717PA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0804
Aircraft time
20,495 hours, 38,378 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
06901900
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Brake
Part time
1,692 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN BRAKE IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND NOTED THAT A BRAKE ASSEMBLY GUIDE PIN BOLT HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE. REPLACED THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, TORQUE PLATE, TIRE ASSEMBLY.

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