Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 1, 2009
Submitted
August 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
19,671 hours, 19,986 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 3
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

SEA - BRAKING WAS POOR ON LANDING AT HIGH SPEED, WERE VERY SLOW TO WARM UP. BLEED MLG BRAKE'S AS NECESSARY NOTED NR 3 BRAKE TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF AIR IN SYSTEM & NR 2 TO BE FROTHY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS AFTER BLEED. CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED AND PASSED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.