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I finally had a brake caliper fail on a CRJ-700 after 12 years
Last Tuesday during a morning check I noticed a puddle under the left main gear on N437CA. Pulled the wheel and found the caliper piston had seized from corrosion, never seen one go that bad on a 2008 airframe. Had to swap the whole assembly and bleed the system twice before it felt right. Anyone else run into odd brake issues on older regional jets?
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young.emma18d ago
Oh man, that brings back memories. Had a similar mess on a CRJ-200 a few years back where the caliper was so seized the pad wore down to the metal backing plate. Took forever to get the old piston out. Good times.
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maxhart18d ago
Yeah, 'good times.' Right up there with a root canal.
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