Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 10, 2014
Submitted
April 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0292
Aircraft time
12,700 hours, 12,591 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12,700 hours, 12,591 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING AN ATTEMPTED RT TURN DURING TAXI OUT TO THE RUNWAY FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE CREW ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RT TURN & REQUESTED A RETURN TO THE CARGO RAMP. UPON ARRIVING IN THE CARGO AREA, THE CREW ADVISED AIRCRAFT LOST BRAKING ABILITY & WERE ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT USING BETA & REVERSE. UPON ENG SHUTDOWN THE ACFT MOVED FWD APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AS THE CREW PULLED THE THROTTLE OUT OF BETA FOR SHUTDOWN WITH FULL BRAKES APPLIED & THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET. ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE TIE DOWN SPOT & SECURED. NO EMERGENCIES WERE DECLARED & NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ACFT.

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