Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
November 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000057
Aircraft time
15 hours, 21 cycles
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
1094
Part serial
261
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Copilot Brake
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON LANDING IN BOCA, COPILOTS (RIGHT SIDE) LEFT BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE OR BRAKING, EVEN AFTER 2 OR 3 PUMPS. SOME BRAKING WAS RESTORED AFTER 5-7 PUMPS ON CAPTAINS LEFT BRAKE PEDAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, REPLACED COPILOTS LT MASTER CYLINDER WITH A NEW CYLINDER. RETORQED PRESSURE B-NUT IN PEDESTAL FWD AREA. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY BLEED, LEAK, OP'S CHECK OF BRAKE SYSTEM IAW EA 500 M/M 32-41-11, 20-05-00, 32-40-00.