Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Gippld GA8TC320

Difficulty date
October 13, 2015
Submitted
October 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
PCPR439B
Mather Aviation, LLC
Aircraft
N130HP
Make and model
Gippld GA8TC320
Aircraft serial
32013198
Aircraft time
878 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AH1A
Engine time
878 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE CREW, WHEN DEPRESSING PILOT'S SIDE RUDDER PEDALS FOR BRAKING, RT BRAKE HAD NO PRESSURE AND DID NOT BRAKE. PILOT RELEASED PEDALS AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN AT WHICH TIME BOTH BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE CREW INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TEST BRAKE SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS DISCOVERED. DISCREPANCY WAS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO MAINTENANCE CREW ON OCTOBER 6, 2015, 856.5 TSN, HOWEVER FAILURE AT THAT TIME WAS WITH THE PILOT'S SIDE LT BRAKE. AT THAT TIME BOTH PILOT'S SIDE MASTER CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW MASTER CYLINDERS INCORPORATING SB GA8-2005-26-3. PRIOR TO THAT PILOT'S SIDE LT BRAKE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE CREW SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, 812.7 TSN. AT THAT TIME MAINTENANCE CREW REMOVED AND REINSTALLED PILOT'S SIDE MASTER CYLINDERS IN SWAPPED POSITION FOR FAULT ISOLATION. ON ALL OCCASIONS PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN BRAKING BY RELEASING THE PEDALS AND DEPRESSING FOR A SECOND TIME. MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH SYSTEM AND FLUID LEVELS WERE NOMINAL.