Service difficulty report · Brake · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 3, 2008
Submitted
November 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
389
Aircraft time
32,653 hours, 35,632 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake
Part number
21565
Part serial
1055
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Part time
9,466 hours, 10,447 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NR 1 BRAKE ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE SMOKING DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE WAS COLD TO THE TOUCH AND WEAR PINS INDICATED A NEWER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.