Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 22, 2003
Submitted
February 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9403W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53139
Aircraft time
30,515 hours, 15,291 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING ROLL ANOTHER AC REPORTED SMOKE FROM LEFT GEAR AREA. SMOKE QUICKLY DISSIPATED NO EVIDENCE OF HYD FLUID ON GEAR. FIRE DEPT CALLED AS PRECAUTION. NO SYS FAULTED BUT EVIDENCE OF ICE-DEICE FLUID RESTING ON NR 1 BRAKE ASSY AND STRUT. REMOVED ICE. BRAKE OPS WAS NORMAL. CHECK-C STL 9-11-02.

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