# SDR SIMA20151104003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 4, 2015
- Submitted: November 5, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N679AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500814
- Aircraft time: 28,623 hours, 24,771 cycles
- System (JASC): [3242 · Brake](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3242)
- Part: Brake
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Mlg
- Stage of operation: UK
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20151104003

## Discrepancy

ON POST FLIGHT, SMOKE OUT RT LG BRAKE TEMPS BOTH ON GREEN RANGE, INBD & OTBD.  TROUBLE SHOT & FOUND NR 3 BRAKE TO HAVE COME APART.  CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BRAKE PISTONS PUSHED THROUGH BACKING PLATE & INTO ROTOR.  NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING AREA NOTED.  REPLACED NR 3 BRAKE IAW WC 32-600-14 & NR 3 MLG WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLY IAW WC 32-700-11.  NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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