What was found
LEFT BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN A DAMAGED PROPELLER. BRAKE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AIR IN THE HYD LINE.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2013
- Submitted
- February 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N707EM
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B2076
- Aircraft time
- 968 hours, 1,152 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Hydraulic Line
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hyd System
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.