Service difficulty report · Valve · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
September 12, 2017
Submitted
November 2, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N191MD
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Aircraft serial
180
Part
Valve
Part number
9000026642
Part serial
JUN110279
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THE PARK EMERGENCY VALVE IS THE LAST REVERSIONARY MANUAL MECHANICAL BACK UP IN CASE OF BRAKE BY WIRE OR TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THIS VALVE WAS INSTALLED AUGUST 30 2017. IT CAME FROM SPARES IN AN OVERHAULED CONDITION FROM A VENDOR FAA REPAIR STATION. TWO WEEKS AND ZERO FLIGHT HOURS LATER IN THE HANGAR DOING ROUTINE DATA LOADING, A BRAKE MESSAGE WAS NOTED ON THE STATUS SCREEN. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE VALVE HAD FAILED INTERNALLY SOMEHOW AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY PARK BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PACKS. THIS IS THE SECOND DEAD ON ARRIVAL FAILURE OF THE PARK EMERGENCY BRAKE VALVE ON THIS AIRCRAFT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS SITUATION BY ME. A NEW VALVE IS ON ITS WAY.