Service difficulty report · Fluid · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 27, 2014
Submitted
April 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3249M
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0296
Aircraft time
24,628 hours, 10,632 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Fluid
Condition
Low
Location
Master Cylinder
Component
Master Cylinder · Cleveland
Component part number
01003600
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A RT TURN. THE RT BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT & THE ACFT STOPPED TURNING & TAXIED STRAIGHT FWD. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE & STOPPED, BUT THE ACFTS NOSE & LT TIRE WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE ACFT COULD NOT BE MOVED WITH DIFFERENTIAL POWER SO THE PASSENGERS WERE OFF LOADED & TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. MX INSPECTED ALL COMPONENTS & FOUND THE RT CYLINDER FLUID LEVEL LOW. THE RT CYLINDER WAS SERVICED IAW MM CHAPTER 12-10-05. THE ACFT WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED & NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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