SDR PNSA050603

Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA32301

Difficulty date
June 24, 2005
Submitted
July 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8259V
Make and model
Piper PA32301
Aircraft serial
328006097
Aircraft time
26,026 hours
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Brake
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

BEFORE LANDING PILOT CHECHED BRAKES AND FOUND THAT RT BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE PRESSURE. TRIED PARKING BRAKE AND STILL HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT LOCAL FSS INFORMED AND A FIRE TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED AS A PRECAUTION, AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MX FOUND THAT THE RT BRAKE LINE FAILED, A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL CKECK WAS NORMAL.

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