Service difficulty report · Brake · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
January 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48459
Aircraft time
61,004 hours, 13,894 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
26094724
Part serial
B2857
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,726 hours, 1,704 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BRAKE DIFF TEMP ALERT CLIMBOUT. TEMPS ON LT MAIN TRUCK WERE : NR1-72, NR 2-387, NR 3-95, NR 4-127 DEGREES. NR 2 BRAKE TEMP WAS CONTINUING TO INCREASE. GEAR EXTENDED TO EXPEDITE COOLING. WHEN TEMP DECREASED TO 225, GEAR WAS RETRACTED. INSPECTED NR 2 BRAKE, FOUND BRAKE DISK BROKEN AND VERY HARD TO SPIN WITH AXLE ON JACK. R & R NR 2 BRAKE ASSY IAW AMM 32-43-20-4. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MFG 2609472-4, POS 2 SRL B2857, TAG 3758C4 ON MFG 2609472-4 SRL B0591, TAG 44218B INSPECTED NR 2 BRAKE, FOUND BRAKE DISK BROKEN AND VERY HARD TO SPIN WITH AXLE ON JACK. R & R NR2 BRAKE ASSY IAW AMM 32-43-20-4. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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