Service difficulty report · Shuttle Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N347PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
480
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Shuttle Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Brake
Part time
9,490 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RT OUTBOARD BRAKE LOCKED UP DURING TAXI AND CAUSED BRAKE FIRE. VALVE WAS PLACED ON TEST STAND AND REPEATEDLY TESTED VIGOROUSLY FOR 50 MINUTES PER OEMS ATP. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. VALVE WAS THEN TORN DOWN AND INSPECTED. ONLY IRREGULARITY FOUND WAS LOOSE SCREEN IN FILTER FITTING ON INLET PORT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED PROBLEM ON OUTLET PORT. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO THIS VALVE CAUSING THE LOCKUP, BUT FILTER WAS REPLACED AND ONCE AGAIN VALVE TESTED GOOD. ALL FILTERS ON ALL VALVES NEED TO BE VERY THOROUGHLY INSPECTED.