Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 6, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B321
Aircraft time
31,088 hours, 31,327 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER LANDING ON RW31 LGA, WHILE TAXIING ON ALPHA TO RAMP WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT, WHEN PUSHED ON BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HYDRO PRESSURE CHECKED OK, PUT POWER LEVERS TO REVERSE TO STOP. ACFT WAS TOWED IN TO GATE BY GROUND CREW. PILOT HAD BRAKES TO STOP ON RUNWAY AND WHILE TURNING ON TO ALPHA TAXIWAY. INSPECTED ALL 4 BRAKES, HYD QTY, PRESS ACCUMULATORS. NO LEAKS NOTED IN BRAKE LINES. TAXIED A/C FOR 20 MIN BRAKES, OPS CHECK GOOD AT TAXI SETTINGS AND HYD POWER SETTINGS. PARKING BRAKE ALSO OPS CHECK GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AT THIS TIME.

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