A B727-200 had #3 brake installed that may have been assembled improperly in the brake overhaul shop...

Attributes
ACN	421968
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	421968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	421967
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On sep/xa/98 mechanic xyz and myself were doing a periodic service/overnight check on aircraft zyx. We found #3 main landing gear brake out of limits. We removed and replaced #3 medium large transport brake assembly. We checked the FAA form XXXX. We leak checked brake and we operations checked brake. The installation and checks of the brake were normal. On dec/xa/98 we were notified by the union that there were numerous brakes in the system for B727 aircraft (part number) that have had problems associated with shop overhaul.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 HAD #3 BRAKE INSTALLED THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY IN THE BRAKE OVERHAUL SHOP.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/98 MECH XYZ AND MYSELF WERE DOING A PERIODIC SVC/OVERNIGHT CHK ON ACFT ZYX. WE FOUND #3 MAIN LNDG GEAR BRAKE OUT OF LIMITS. WE REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 MLG BRAKE ASSEMBLY. WE CHKED THE FAA FORM XXXX. WE LEAK CHKED BRAKE AND WE OPS CHKED BRAKE. THE INSTALLATION AND CHKS OF THE BRAKE WERE NORMAL. ON DEC/XA/98 WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE UNION THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BRAKES IN THE SYS FOR B727 ACFT (PART NUMBER) THAT HAVE HAD PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOP OVERHAUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.