Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 2, 2014
Submitted
June 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4352
Aircraft time
7,753 hours, 8,130 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BRAKES GRABBED AND CAUSED YAW TO RIGHT ON LANDING. POSTFLIGHT WALKAROUND SHOWED BRAKES TOO HOT TO TOUCH ON RT SIDE AND BRAKES COLD TO THE TOUCH ON LT SIDE, BOTH. ACCOMPLISHED GVI, NO DESCREPANCIES NOTED PRESSURIZED SYSTEM NR 1, BLED NR 1 & NR 2 BRAKES REF MM 32-44-00. TAXIED ACFT WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES, APPLIED PARKING BRAKE NO PULLING TO RT NOTED. BRAKES ALL READ SAME TEMPS. NOTE; ONLY MINIMAL SPEEDS, AS20650. REMOVED ACESS PANEL AND INSPECTED BRAKE CONTROL VALVE FOR FLUID BYPASS. DISCONNECTED LT CABLE FROM CONTROL VALVE ACTUATED VALVE AND NO BYPASS WAS DETECTED. RECONNECTED LT CABLE TO VALVE SAFETIED AND REINSTALLED PANEL REF 32-42-06, 29-00-00 AS07991 NOTE FOR CABLE REMOVAL INSTALLED CABLE BLOCK AND REMOVED CABLE BLOCK AS07991.