SDR 97ZZZX2449

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
March 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901CF
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
90000012
Part
Control Valve
Part number
900HG3402002103
Condition
Defective
Location
Rotor Brake
Part time
1,284 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSTALLATION, ROTOR BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSY WEAK. ROTOR SYSTEM WILL NOT STOP WITHIN 1 MINUTE WHILE BRAKE IS APPLIED AT 3350 PSI PEAK. IN LOCKED POSITION THE PSI WILL DROP TO 180 AND WILL NOT FIRMLY LOCK HEAD (CAN MANUALLY PUSH HEAD THROUGH WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE). REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.

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