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A C402 air carrier aircraft goes off the taxiway after the landing roll when the first officer's right brake fails at ack, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ack.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 472302 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer was at the controls. First officer effected the landing. During rollout and at taxi speed, the first officer attempted to turn the aircraft using rudder pedal (nose steering) and brake. The aircraft turned in the opposite direction. The aircraft then went off the taxiway into the grass and struck a hold short sign. I was found responsible and terminated due to it. I believe that a mechanical problem existed in that opposite movement of the aircraft occurred when braking was effected. The first officer complained that the brake 'went to the floor' with no brake action to the wheel. I believe that a possible cover-up was accomplished. My beliefs are due to my termination. Others have come to me stating that they are familiar with this type aircraft having 'right seat' brake problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C402 ACR ACFT GOES OFF THE TXWY AFTER THE LNDG ROLL WHEN THE FO'S R BRAKE FAILS AT ACK, MA.
Narrative: FO WAS AT THE CTLS. FO EFFECTED THE LNDG. DURING ROLLOUT AND AT TAXI SPD, THE FO ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ACFT USING RUDDER PEDAL (NOSE STEERING) AND BRAKE. THE ACFT TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE ACFT THEN WENT OFF THE TXWY INTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK A HOLD SHORT SIGN. I WAS FOUND RESPONSIBLE AND TERMINATED DUE TO IT. I BELIEVE THAT A MECHANICAL PROB EXISTED IN THAT OPPOSITE MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING WAS EFFECTED. THE FO COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE 'WENT TO THE FLOOR' WITH NO BRAKE ACTION TO THE WHEEL. I BELIEVE THAT A POSSIBLE COVER-UP WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MY BELIEFS ARE DUE TO MY TERMINATION. OTHERS HAVE COME TO ME STATING THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE ACFT HAVING 'R SEAT' BRAKE PROBS.
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.