Beech jet 400 captain lost directional control of aircraft during lng roll due main brake failure resulting in running off runway into grass causing damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	512698
Time
Date	200105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	512698
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : brake effectiveness other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft experienced brake failure on landing and rolled off runway approximately 150 ft into the grass. No damage to airport facilities or lighting damage to landing gear only. 5 lndgs within 10 days by 3 different pilots had been made in this aircraft all experiencing momentary or total loss of braking functions at different exit speeds and for periods of time of at least 30 seconds to 1 min. Aircraft had been grounded on may/xa/01 and company maintenance had worked on aircraft on may/xc/01 did a low speed taxi test and returned aircraft to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH JET 400 CAPT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF ACFT DURING LNG ROLL DUE MAIN BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN RUNNING OFF RWY INTO GRASS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON LNDG AND ROLLED OFF RWY APPROX 150 FT INTO THE GRASS. NO DAMAGE TO ARPT FACILITIES OR LIGHTING DAMAGE TO LNDG GEAR ONLY. 5 LNDGS WITHIN 10 DAYS BY 3 DIFFERENT PLTS HAD BEEN MADE IN THIS ACFT ALL EXPERIENCING MOMENTARY OR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTIONS AT DIFFERENT EXIT SPDS AND FOR PERIODS OF TIME OF AT LEAST 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN. ACFT HAD BEEN GNDED ON MAY/XA/01 AND COMPANY MAINT HAD WORKED ON ACFT ON MAY/XC/01 DID A LOW SPD TAXI TEST AND RETURNED ACFT TO SVC.

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.