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A cpr pilot knowingly takes delivery of a PA32 at hpn with faulty brakes on the left side and yet transports the maintenance pilot back to his base. The aircraft was then repaired at that base prior to returning to hpn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 388769 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was flown in from maintenance and I was to fly the pilot back to shop. Noticed brakes (left side) mushy and he said he felt it on landing but it pumped up. So I taxied out and the left brake lost all pedal/pressure. So I taxied slow and departed back to pym, where I taxied in slowly without incident. Maintenance replaced seal in left brake caliper. I was extra vigilant on the landing and taxi, but in retrospect it might have been wiser to have had it fixed before I departed. Both airports had adequate wide/long runways and it was a calm VFR day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR PLT KNOWINGLY TAKES DELIVERY OF A PA32 AT HPN WITH FAULTY BRAKES ON THE L SIDE AND YET TRANSPORTS THE MAINT PLT BACK TO HIS BASE. THE ACFT WAS THEN REPAIRED AT THAT BASE PRIOR TO RETURNING TO HPN.
Narrative: ACFT WAS FLOWN IN FROM MAINT AND I WAS TO FLY THE PLT BACK TO SHOP. NOTICED BRAKES (L SIDE) MUSHY AND HE SAID HE FELT IT ON LNDG BUT IT PUMPED UP. SO I TAXIED OUT AND THE L BRAKE LOST ALL PEDAL/PRESSURE. SO I TAXIED SLOW AND DEPARTED BACK TO PYM, WHERE I TAXIED IN SLOWLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT REPLACED SEAL IN L BRAKE CALIPER. I WAS EXTRA VIGILANT ON THE LNDG AND TAXI, BUT IN RETROSPECT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WISER TO HAVE HAD IT FIXED BEFORE I DEPARTED. BOTH ARPTS HAD ADEQUATE WIDE/LONG RWYS AND IT WAS A CALM VFR DAY.
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.