Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC17
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
CM10033
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Brake Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING, LT BRAKES LOCKED UP. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING THE LT BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT INPUT FROM EITHER CREW MEMBER. THE DEGREE OF BRAKING ACTION WAS SLIGHT INITIALLY BUT BUILT AS TAXI PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE ACFT COULD NOT BE TAXIED AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. MX WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THE BRAKES TO BE FREE AND OPERATING NORMALLY. ACFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE ACFT WHEELS/BRAKE SYS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A CHECK INTO THE ACFT HISTORY REVEALED THAT 5 DAYS PRIOR THERE WAS AN OCCURANCE ON THE RAMP IN WHICH A PILOT REPORTED "LITTLE" BRAKING ACTION ON THE LT SIDE. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. FURTHER OPS CHECKS PRODUCED INCONSISTENT BRAKING ACTION FROM THE PILOTS LT PEDAL. THE LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHANGED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL.

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