Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 21, 2012
Submitted
May 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
12,335 hours, 13,391 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Brakes
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

BRAKES WERE VERY WEAK ON LANDING ROLLOUT, POST TOUCHDOWN. REPORTED AS WEAK ON BOTH PILOT AND F/O LANDINGS. ADJUSTED CABLE TENSION AT BRAKE CONTROL VALVE AS WELL AS FUNCTIONAL TEST OF MAIN BRAKE SYS. ALL TEST OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.