Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
November 14, 2019
Submitted
November 14, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N748PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881190
Aircraft time
327 hours
Part
Reservoir
Part number
63355009
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake System
Part time
327 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS HAD A HISTORY OF SOFT BRAKES, BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN BLED A NUMBER OF TIMES, WITH THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURING. AFTER LATEST SQUAWK, FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE FIREWALL, TRACED SOURCE TO THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR CAN ON THE FIREWALL, REMOVED CAN TO FIND THE OUTLET NIPPLE HAD BROKEN FREE OF THE CAN DUE TO POOR SOLDER JOINT, REPLACED CAN WITH SERVICABLE PART

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