Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 1, 2015
Submitted
January 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE184
Aircraft time
39,699 hours, 49,228 cycles
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
9038000133
Part serial
4112
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
10,143 hours, 11,893 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

THE LT BRAKE PEDAL IS MUSHY & IT MUST BE FULLY DEPRESSED TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. FOUND EVIDENCE TO SUSPECT THAT THE CAPTAIN'S LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, SN 4112, WAS BYPASSING INTERNALLY. THE CAPTAIN`S BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS R & R IAW BMM 32-40-06. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THAT THE FIRST OFFICER`S RT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, SN 3923, WAS LEAKING. THE FIRST OFFICER`S RT MASTER CYLINDER WAS R & R IAW BMM 32-40-06.

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