Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 2, 2010
Submitted
February 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
21,568 hours, 22,305 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
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

WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED AND POWER IS ADDED ACFT DOES NOT START MOVING NORMALLY, YOU MUST ADD ADDITIONAL POWER. WHEN TAXIING, THE ACFT PULLS TO THE RT WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING OFF, ACFT WILL PULL TO THE RT. RT BRAKE DRAGGING? ONCE THE ACFT IS MOVING IT WILL COAST WITHOUT POWER BUT STILL TURNS TO THE RT. TAXIED ACFT, OPERATED BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED INSP OF WHEELS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF ANTI-SKID SYS GOOD IAW AMM 32-46-00-720-802. REMOVAL AND RE-INSTALL OF NR 2 MLG WHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLIES IAW MTC 6324101. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.