Service difficulty report · Brake · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
January 29, 2008
Submitted
January 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000078
Aircraft time
31 hours, 28 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
30266B
Part serial
1390
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
31 hours, 28 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT BRAKE FEELS SPONGY ON BOTH PILOTS PEDALS. PUMPING THE PEDAL DOES NOT BRING THE PRESSURE BACK. ACCESSED ALL TUBING CONNECTIONS TO ALL LEFT BRAKE COMPONENTS, ALL TUBING RUNS CHECKED FOR SECURITY AND LEAKAGE, ALL CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIED PROPER RESERVOIR SERVICE, REPLACED LEFT BRAKE WITH NEW UNIT AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY BLEED, LEAK AND OPS CHECK IAW EA500 MM 32-41-15.