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A C560XL on approach at 5000 ft declared an emergency due to the first officer noticing brake fluid on the cockpit floor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 122 flight time total : 6697 flight time type : 990 |
| ASRS Report | 637897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On vectors to ZZZ, the first officer noticed brake fluid on his floor. We went through the main wheel brake failure checklist, then we declared an emergency and landed. We still had brakes and made an uneventful landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said this model C560XL was an early model that had brake actuating cylinders mounted on the rudder pedals. A brake hydraulic line was found leaking on the first officer's floor. The landing was uneventful and the brakes operated normally on rollout and taxi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C560XL ON APCH AT 5000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE FO NOTICING BRAKE FLUID ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR.
Narrative: ON VECTORS TO ZZZ, THE FO NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON HIS FLOOR. WE WENT THROUGH THE MAIN WHEEL BRAKE FAILURE CHKLIST, THEN WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED. WE STILL HAD BRAKES AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THIS MODEL C560XL WAS AN EARLY MODEL THAT HAD BRAKE ACTUATING CYLINDERS MOUNTED ON THE RUDDER PEDALS. A BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS FOUND LEAKING ON THE FO'S FLOOR. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY ON ROLLOUT AND TAXI.
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.