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How Much Wear Do I Have Left On My Aircraft’s Brakes?

September 2024

Aircraft brakes work hard at stopping a landing aircraft. Over time, they wear. The rate of wear is dependent on several factors such as length of runway, aircraft speed, and current temperature. We all know the brakes are going to need replacement at some point, however determining when can sometimes be a guessing game.

Gauging Brake Wear On Your Aircraft

Brake wear is gauged in different ways depending on the make and model of the aircraft and brake OEM. A common method used is a wear indicator pin. The length of the pin determines the amount of wear remaining. This leads to a common question of how much wear do you have left based on the pin measurement you just took?

This can be easily calculated if you knew the dimension or length of the wear indicator pin when the brake was new. The list below contains common business aircraft and their associated brakes, with the relevant pin measurement with new wear components.

The method for taking the measurement differs from aircraft to aircraft and brake manufacturer. Be sure to consult the relevant technical data when taking this measurement.   

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Aircraft

Brake PN

New Pin

Cessna 525

2-1559-1

0.20"

Cessna 525

2-1559-2 or -3

0.41"

Cessna 525A

2-1651-1

0.86"

Cessna 525B

2-1695

0.86"

Cessna 550

2-1528-4

0.61"

Cessna 550

2-1528-5

0.50"

Cessna 550

2-1528-6

0.59"

Cessna 550 Bravo

2-1588-X

0.67"

Cessna 560

2-1529-5

0.69"

Cessna 560

2-1529-6

0.43"

Cessna 560

2-1529-7

0.57"

Cessna 560

2-1656

0.97"

Cessna 560 XL

2-1601-X

0.90"

Cessna 650

2-1502

0.35"

Cessna 650

2-1502-1

0.16"

Cessna 650

2-1502-2

0.31"

Cessna 650

2-1502-3

0.26"

Cessna 680

2-1675-X

0.43"

Cessna 750

2-1567-X

0.58"

Cessna S550

2-1588-X

0.67"

Challenger 300

2-1662-2

1.56"

Challenger 600/601

5006191-X

0.70"

Challenger 600/601

5009027-X

0.70"

Challenger 604

5012333

0.83"

Falcon 2000

C20382000-X

0.45"

Falcon 2000

C20382100

0.76"

Falcon 2000 EX

C20544000

0.60"

Falcon 2000 S

C20544000

0.60"

Falcon 7X

90002744-1 and -2

1.06"

Falcon 7X

90002744-4

0.53"

Falcon 900

C20181100-X

0.55"

Falcon 900 DX

5014198

0.70"

Falcon 900 EX

C20181100-8

0.55"

Falcon 900 EX EASY

5014198

0.70"

Global 5000

2-1608-2

1.47"

Global Express

2-1608-2

1.47"

Gulfstream G400

AHA2070

0.97"

Gulfstream G450

90001937-X

1.01"

Gulfstream G550

AHA2163

0.86"

Gulfstream GIII

5004902-X

0.90"

Gulfstream GIII

5010933-X

0.90"

Gulfstream GIII

90000420-X

0.90"

Gulfstream GIV

5004902-X

0.90"

Gulfstream GIV

5010933-X

0.90"

Gulfstream GV

AHA2163

0.86"

Gulfstream GV

AHA2396-1

0.86"

Hawker 800

AHA1897

0.50"

Hawker 800 XP

AHA1897

0.50"

Hawker 850 XP

AHA1897

0.50"

Hawker 900 XP

AHA1897

0.50"

Learjet 45 and 70

2-1579-2

0.58"

Legacy 650

2-1582

0.90"

Phenom 100

90005025-X

0.50"

Phenom 300

DAP00097-X

0.60"


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