Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 6, 2014
Submitted
September 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
31,872 hours, 33,152 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
216052
Part serial
0340
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1
Part time
22,359 hours, 23,187 cycles
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

AFTER RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, WITH NO TOE BRAKES APPLIED, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MOVE, APPEARS THAT A BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. AFTER 5-10 SECONDS THE BRAKE RELEASED. FOUND NR 1 BRAKE BINDING & WORN ALMOST TO LIMITS. REPLACED NR 1 BRAKE IAW TC 6324201. BRAKE WORKS GOOD & DOES NOT BIND. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.