Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 1, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
21,209 hours, 21,894 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER THE TOE AND PARKING BRAKES ARE RELEASED IT TAKES APPROX 3 SEC FOR THE BRAKES TO RELEASE AND LET THE ACFT MOVE. PERFRORMED OPS CK OF THE PARKING BRAKES AND MAIN BRAKE SYS . BRAKES RELEASED IMMEDIATLY AFTER BRAKES WERE RELEASED IN COCKPIT AND ALL WHEELS ROTATED EASILY WITH HAND PRESSURE. PERFORMED GVI OF MAIN BRAKE ASSYS. NO PROBLEMS NOTED AT THIS TIME. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.