Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 28, 2015
Submitted
August 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48624
Aircraft time
478 hours, 10,155 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

TAXI OUT BRAKING RESPONSE GOOD & NORMAL, AFTER FIRST OFFICER LANDING USING MEDIUM AUTO BRAKES, INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION WAS VERY INEFFECTIVE UNTIL APPLIED HEAVY PRESS TO BEGIN SLOWING THE ACFT FROM 20 KTS GND SPEED. INSPECTED ALL MAIN & CTR LG BRAKES IAW AMM 32-43-20-6, CHECKED NORMAL. INSPECTED MAIN BRAKE CONTROLS, INCLUDES BRAKE PEDAL CONTROL, CABLES & LINKAGES IAW AMM 32-44-00-5, NO ABNORMALITY FOUND. PERFORMED THE IBCV INPUT PUSHRODS ADJUSTMENT & IBCV OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-44-00-5, TESTED NORMAL. BLEED THE MLG & CTR LANDING GEAR BRAKES IAW AMM 32-43-20-2.

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