Narrative:

I am writing in response to a request for information concerning flight xy that I was scheduled to operate on oct/thu/04. I was flying with first officer X. We landed in akron and were scheduled to depart for ZZZ1 shortly thereafter. Before I could commence my postflt, an FAA maintenance inspector boarded the aircraft and said that he was going to inspect the aircraft. As I was accomplishing my postflt, the inspector told me that the left brake pad appeared to be worn. I proceeded to visually inspect the brake pad, and then I went to the cockpit to find the written guidance that states that the brake pad can be checked by running a credit card or a fingernail across the pad, and if it touches the brake pad pin, the brake pad is still good. I could not find this guidance in the pom, although my first officer remembered it as well. I then proceeded back outside the aircraft, along with the maintenance inspector. I ran my fingernail across the pad, and used a credit card. Both times, I was able to feel the brake pad pin. I contacted maintenance control to advise them of the situation. Because the FAA maintenance inspector seemed to think the brake needed a maintenance inspection, we concurred that the brake pad would be written up. I then wrote up the brake pad. Contract maintenance came to the aircraft and inspected the brake. We ferried the aircraft to ZZZ1 without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT IS CANCELED AND FERRIED FOR ACR MAINT INSPECTION AFTER AN ACR MAINT INSPECTOR QUESTIONS THE CONDITION OF BRAKE PADS ON AN SF340 SCHEDULED FOR A REVENUE FLT AT CAK.

Narrative: I AM WRITING IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFO CONCERNING FLT XY THAT I WAS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE ON OCT/THU/04. I WAS FLYING WITH FO X. WE LANDED IN AKRON AND WERE SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR ZZZ1 SHORTLY THEREAFTER. BEFORE I COULD COMMENCE MY POSTFLT, AN FAA MAINT INSPECTOR BOARDED THE ACFT AND SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE ACFT. AS I WAS ACCOMPLISHING MY POSTFLT, THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT THE L BRAKE PAD APPEARED TO BE WORN. I PROCEEDED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE BRAKE PAD, AND THEN I WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO FIND THE WRITTEN GUIDANCE THAT STATES THAT THE BRAKE PAD CAN BE CHKED BY RUNNING A CREDIT CARD OR A FINGERNAIL ACROSS THE PAD, AND IF IT TOUCHES THE BRAKE PAD PIN, THE BRAKE PAD IS STILL GOOD. I COULD NOT FIND THIS GUIDANCE IN THE POM, ALTHOUGH MY FO REMEMBERED IT AS WELL. I THEN PROCEEDED BACK OUTSIDE THE ACFT, ALONG WITH THE MAINT INSPECTOR. I RAN MY FINGERNAIL ACROSS THE PAD, AND USED A CREDIT CARD. BOTH TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO FEEL THE BRAKE PAD PIN. I CONTACTED MAINT CTL TO ADVISE THEM OF THE SIT. BECAUSE THE FAA MAINT INSPECTOR SEEMED TO THINK THE BRAKE NEEDED A MAINT INSPECTION, WE CONCURRED THAT THE BRAKE PAD WOULD BE WRITTEN UP. I THEN WROTE UP THE BRAKE PAD. CONTRACT MAINT CAME TO THE ACFT AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE. WE FERRIED THE ACFT TO ZZZ1 WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.