Service difficulty report · Shuttle Valve · Amtr KITFOX

Difficulty date
July 7, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N316R
Make and model
Amtr KITFOX
Aircraft serial
1561
Engine
Rotax ROTAX*
Part
Shuttle Valve
Condition
Locked
Location
Master Cylinder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

FULL STOP LANDING, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. MFG HAS ISSUED SL NR 23 RE: SIMILAR OR SAME PROBLEM. SOLUTION: RESTRICT BRAKE USE TO PILOT OR CO-PILOT ONLY OR REMOVE THE CO-PILOT PORTION OF THE SYSTEM URL. (NM07200506922) (K)