Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 30, 2005
Submitted
June 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Aircraft time
45,307 hours, 29,261 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
392491
Part serial
3660ABC
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Side
Part time
10,811 hours, 7,220 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING TAXING, AFTER AUTO BRAKES WERE ARMED TO TAKEOFF, ALL THE ANTISKID LIGHTS TURNED ON AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED OUT. TECH REMOVED AND INSTALLED THE AUTO BRAKE BOX AND DURING BRAKE VALVES CHECK WAS DETECTED THAT WHEN THE LT EXTERNAL VALVE WAS DISCONNECTED THE EXTERNAL THE LIGHT TURNED ON. LT DUAL SERVO VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-43-03, TESTED CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT FERRY IAW MGM 4-14-1 WITH ANTI-SKID SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. WIRING WAS CHECKED FROM ANTI-SKID CONTROL TO CONTROL VALVE IAW WDM 32-41-00 AND TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-43-00, ALL CORRECT.

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