Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
July 20, 2024
Submitted
July 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854AL
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
397
Aircraft time
17,305 hours, 21,623 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Part number
30244
Part serial
1056
Condition
Locked
Location
Brake Plate
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

DURING TOWING OF THE AIRCRAFT THE RH BRAKE ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE BRAKE PLATE BROKE APART AND JAMMED THE WHEEL FROM ROTATING