Service difficulty report · Caliper · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 22, 2012
Submitted
December 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0061
Aircraft time
30,920 hours
Part
Caliper
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brake Sys
Stage of operation
LD
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE ACFT PULLED TO THE LT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE RT BRAKE WAS APPLIED BY ITSELF WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE ACFT AND TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON MX INSPECTION, THE RT BRAKE CALIPER WAS FOUND TO BE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CALIPER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE BRAKE SYS WAS BLED.

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