Service difficulty report · Line · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
314
Aircraft time
24,480 hours, 27,202 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LANDING OF FLIGHT 8399 INTO MEM THE CAPTAINS LEFT BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE AND GOES FULL DOWN WITHOUT STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT. RELEASE PEDAL, IT GRABS, BUT WILL FALL OFF AGAIN SHORTLY. TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM. INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE LINE GOING TO THE CAPTAINS LEFT PEDAL. HE REPAIRED THE LINE IAW ATR 42 AMM 20-23-13. PERFORMED LOW PRESSURE BLEEDING IAW ATR 42 JIC 32-42-00 BLD 10000. PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS IAW ATR 42 JIC 29-00-00 PAD 10010 WITH NO LEAKS NOTED BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW ATR 42 JIC 32-42-00 OPT 10000.

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