Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 25, 2019
Submitted
April 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
42,600 hours, 44,934 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT INSIDE WHEEL SMOKING APPARENTLY FROM GREASE ON BRAKE UPON PARKING. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSYS. CLEANED RESIDUAL GREASE FROM WHEEL ASSY. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.