Service difficulty report · Axle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 20, 2012
Submitted
May 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4352
Aircraft time
2,898 hours, 2,993 cycles
Part
Axle
Part number
461083
Part serial
VAC0439
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
287 hours, 315 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON LANDING, BRAKES WERE VERY WEAK. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND LT MAIN INBD TIRE ASSY AT A 20 DEG ANGLE TO THE GEAR LEG. ALSO FOUND BRAKE PADS SEPARATED FROM BRAKE ASSY. REPLACED NR 1 MLG AXLE REF AMM TASK 32-11-04-400-801. ALSO, REPLACED WHEELS AND BRAKES, RETURNED TO SERVICE.