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Examiner reports right brake failure on a C172RG during landing roll with an applicant at the controls. Aircraft departs runway at low speed with no damage. Aircraft had just come out of maintenance for the same problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1046923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 245 Flight Crew Total 20500 Flight Crew Type 355 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon rollout applicant slowed aircraft and attempted to use brakes before turning on taxiway. Right brake pedal went to floor and would pump up very little. The left brake caught and aircraft exited just past taxiway exit with no damage to airport or aircraft. Aircraft able to taxi back at slow speed; only shallow right turns due to right brake pressure low to nonexistent. Aircraft had just come out of maintenance for same problem was down for four days awaiting parts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Examiner reports right brake failure on a C172RG during landing roll with an applicant at the controls. Aircraft departs runway at low speed with no damage. Aircraft had just come out of maintenance for the same problem.
Narrative: Upon rollout applicant slowed aircraft and attempted to use brakes before turning on taxiway. Right brake pedal went to floor and would pump up very little. The left brake caught and aircraft exited just past taxiway exit with no damage to airport or aircraft. Aircraft able to taxi back at slow speed; only shallow right turns due to right brake pressure low to nonexistent. Aircraft had just come out of maintenance for same problem was down for four days awaiting parts.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.