Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 28, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4358
Aircraft time
8,613 hours, 9,072 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
216052
Part serial
0846
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 700
Part time
14,616 hours, 15,683 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN INBD BRAKE IS GIVING OFF A WHITE SMOKE AFTER LANDING, NORMAL BRAKING WAS USED. REMOVED NR 2 TIRE AND BRAKE ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON BRAKE INNER HOUSING, INSTALLED SERVICABLE NR 2 TIRE AND BRAKE AS PRECAUTION IAW TC 6324101, 6324201 ACFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.