Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 3, 2020
Submitted
August 3, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N200GP
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK172
Aircraft time
5,109 hours, 3,959 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Part
Valve
Part number
38771
Part serial
504
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brake Relay
Part time
5,109 hours, 3,959 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED SPONGY BRAKES. THE POWER BRAKE RELAY VALVE WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR AND RETURNED AS SERVICEABLE AND RE-INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND UNIT TO BE STICKY AND SLUGGISH. THE VALVE WAS DIS-ASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED, THEY FOUND O-RINGS AND BACK-UP RINGS WORN AND ONE UNION FILTER SCREEN DISTORTED. REPLACED ALL APPLICABLE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS, FUNCTION TESTED AND FOUND NO DEFECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRANE POWER BRAKE RELAY VALVE CMM PER 8130-3 DATED JULY 14, 2020. RE-INSTALLED THE VALVE AND PERFORMED ALL OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS PER THE 400A AMM. UPON LANDING AT DESTINATION, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED R/H BRAKE LOCK-UP RESULTING IN BLOWN R/H TIRE.

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