Service difficulty report · Cap · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 9, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127MR
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1132
Aircraft time
8,129 hours, 9,413 cycles
Part
Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Reservoir
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN ANOMALY WITH THE RT BRAKE ON LANDING. MX FOUND NO OBVOIUS DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES, BUT DURING BLEEDING OF THE BRAKE SYS, AIR WAS DISCOVERED TO BE PRESENT IN THE SYS. BRAKES PROPERLY BLED AND BRAKE SYS WAS TESTED ON GROUND, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE, ON LANDING BRAKES FELT "SPONGY". MX TROUBLESHOT DISCRAPANCY, AND DURING A PRESSURE CHECK OF THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR, CAP WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. MX TIGHTENED CAP, CLEANED & TIGHTENED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP, BLED BRAKE SYS AND SERVICED THE RESERVOIR HYD FLUID. MX PERFORMED A CABIN PRESSURE TEST TO CHECK BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR FOR LEAKS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED BRAKES GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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