AggieMike88
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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
I took an opportunity to attempt a lunch time flight in the club 182P
But it was a no go when after start, the brake check found that the right pedal brake had zero resistance. Left okay, but right went to full deflection.
Shut down, put plane back into hanger. Starting looking and feeling around.
There were puddles on the floor. Reaching behind the pedal, I identified the brake cylinder, but it, the rod, and what area I could reach behind and below it was dry. Pedal feels like there is no fluid in the system, but I didn't discover where it had gotten to.
A call to the pilot who used it before me found no issues when he flew it 10 days ago.
Any ideas of what might have happened?
But it was a no go when after start, the brake check found that the right pedal brake had zero resistance. Left okay, but right went to full deflection.
Shut down, put plane back into hanger. Starting looking and feeling around.
There were puddles on the floor. Reaching behind the pedal, I identified the brake cylinder, but it, the rod, and what area I could reach behind and below it was dry. Pedal feels like there is no fluid in the system, but I didn't discover where it had gotten to.
A call to the pilot who used it before me found no issues when he flew it 10 days ago.
Any ideas of what might have happened?