SDR 032031

Service difficulty report · Restrictor Valve · Rkwell NA26565

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
March 20, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N82CR
Make and model
Rkwell NA26565
Aircraft serial
46549
Aircraft time
9,757 hours, 6,052 cycles
Engine
Alidsg TFE7313AR
Part
Restrictor Valve
Part number
6F3058
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Speed Brakes
Part time
2,011 hours, 1,187 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN ACCOMPLISHED PREFLT INSP AND THEN PILOTS PROCEEDED TO DO THEIR PREFLT INSP. UPON NORMAL EXTENSION OF SPEED BRAKE PANELS, THEY RETRACTED WITH HIGH SPEED AS THOUGH SWITCHES WERE IN THE "GROUND AUTO DEPLOY" POSITION. DISASSEMBLLY OF RESTRICTOR VALVE SHOWED THAT IT HAD FAILED INTERNALLY EVIDENCED BY PARTIALLY CRUSHED MESH FILTERS AT EACH END AND SEPERATION OF RESTRICTOR FROM CENTER DEVIDER. THIS IS SECOND OCCURANCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT, M&D SUBMITTED AT FIRST OCCURANCE. SUSPECT THAT THIS ASSEMBLY IS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND INTERNAL PRESSURES.