Service difficulty report · Mixing Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 10, 2021
Submitted
November 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61GB
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK341
Aircraft time
5,199 hours, 4,121 cycles
Part
Mixing Valve
Part number
C100169
Part serial
868A
Condition
Stuck
Stage of operation
TX
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 FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING BRAKING THE COPILOTS LEFT BRAKE PEDAL FADED DURING OPERATION. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT THE BAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT MIXING VALVE INTERNAL SPRING STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION CAUSING PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE CO-PILOTS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH LET TO THE LEFT CO-PILOTS MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER CHECK VALVE TO FAIL. MAINTENANCE TEAM REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT CO-PILOTS MASTER CYLINDER AND THE LEFT BRAKE MIXING VALVE. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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