SDR 20040209

Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
May 26, 2004
Submitted
May 26, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
336
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4M
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
CA248003
Part serial
SC387
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AC VEERED LT. PC WAS STILL ON FLT CNTRLS (CONTROL YOKE, POWER LEVERS, AND RUDDERS) WITH FULL RT RUDDER INPUT AND PWR LEVERS IN FULL REVERSE. PC WAS APPLYING BRAKES. GO-AROUND WAS NOT AN OPTION AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY, NOR TIME TO SPOOL UP ENG. GLANCED AT TILLER WHEEL AND IT INDICATED NOSE WHEEL WAS CENTERED. AC DEPARTED RUNWAY, AND AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL RISE, STOPPED IN SAND BETWEEN RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHEN INSPECTED NOSE-WHEEL STEERING SYS, FOUND HYD FLUID AROUND STEERING SEL VALVE, INDICATING INTERNAL FAILURE. REPLACED STEERING SEL VALVE. AC WAS TEST-FLOWN AND RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. TEARDOWN REVEALED CENTERING SPRING TENSION WAS LESS THAN SPECIFIED BY CMM 30-50-02.