Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
June 8, 2009
Submitted
June 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23208
Aircraft time
73,847 hours, 30,421 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Part serial
05169
Condition
Binding
Location
Nr 5 Spoiler
Part time
13,985 hours, 3,397 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFTING WITH THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF BETWEEN 70 AND 80 KNOTS. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO THE GATE, MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULTS ON THE RUDDER RATIO AND ONE OF THE RUDDER PCAS BOTH FAULTS CLEARED FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 5 BRAKE ASSEMBLY BINDING. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.