Service difficulty report · Caliper · Bell 429

Difficulty date
January 20, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428SL
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft serial
57014
Aircraft time
199 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Caliper
Part number
427340352112
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rotor Brake
Part time
199 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED A CAS MESSAGE "ROTOR BRAKE". THERE WERE NO ADVERSE INDICATIONS THAT THE ROTOR BRAKE HAD ACTUALLY INADVERTANTLY ENGAGED. MX INSPECTED THE ROTOR BRAKE SYS AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SENSOR THAT CALCULATES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE DISK AND PAD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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