Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 12, 2012
Submitted
October 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0033
Aircraft time
13,383 hours, 14,937 cycles
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
26820011
Part serial
471
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Sys
Part time
348 hours, 289 cycles
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

AFTER FLIGHT, WHEN PILOT APPLIED LT BRAKE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND ENGINE REVERSE HAD TO BE USED TO GET THE ACFT STOPPED. THE LT BRAKE STARTED WORKING AFTER BEING PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE ACFT INTO IT'S PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX WAS NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO ISN (WILLISTON ND) TO INSPECT AND REPAIR ACFT. MX INSPECTED AND TROUBLESHOT ACFT BRAKE SYS. MX R & R LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM CHAPTER 32-41-00 PARA AB. BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER BLED AND OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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