PandaCub
Active Member
Something to watch for on your RV-14 main wheels:
Yesterday I did a normal landing at my home airport (KBJC) and taxied back to the hangar. About 15 minutes later brake fluid began to drip from the left main. I popped off the wheel pant, only to behold the zip tie(s?) holding the brake line away from the rotor was missing and [what was left of] the brake line had been rubbing against a piping-hot disc!
I now plan to replace the brake lines on both sides and secure them with clamp(s) rather than zip ties.
Yesterday I did a normal landing at my home airport (KBJC) and taxied back to the hangar. About 15 minutes later brake fluid began to drip from the left main. I popped off the wheel pant, only to behold the zip tie(s?) holding the brake line away from the rotor was missing and [what was left of] the brake line had been rubbing against a piping-hot disc!
I now plan to replace the brake lines on both sides and secure them with clamp(s) rather than zip ties.
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