What was found
TORQUE PLATE BROKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, APPEARS THAT CRACK STARTED UNDER BUSHING THAT CARRIES THE CALIPER PINS, DOES NOT HAVE A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE BUSHINGS TO CHECK FOR CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2004
- Submitted
- May 11, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N691AS
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1240
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Brake Assy
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 3,054 hours
- Component
- Torque Plate
- Component part number
- 75155
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.