Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
July 30, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38PS
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
206
Aircraft time
10,942 hours, 8,996 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY ON TAXI. A FEW MINUTES INTO THE TAXI, THE PEDALS WERE FIRM BUT BRAKING ACTION WAS MINIMAL OR NON-EXISTENT. CREW RETURNED TO THE FBO. MAINTENANCE CHECKED IT OUT - BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND INSPECTED THE BRAKES. MAINTENANCE AND CREW PERFORMED A TAXI CHECK AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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