Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 17, 2017
Submitted
August 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4489
Aircraft time
6,172 hours, 6,559 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
216052
Part serial
2392
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 & 2
Part time
5,261 hours, 5,593 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OBSERVED SMOKE ON LT MLG AFTER PARKING. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE NR 1 AND 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. REPLACED THE NR 1 AND 2 BRAKES AND NR 1 AND 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES IAW 6324101. R & R THE BRAKES IAW 6324201. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.