Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
63,305 hours, 30,936 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
284702
Part serial
AM0007
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Brakes
Part time
23,171 hours, 13,308 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, M, 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 DUE TO DURING TAXI RIGHT BREAKES JAMED WITH VIBRATION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE. SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THERE WERE DETECTED THE LEFT BREAK CONTROL VALVE DESAJUSTED; THE VALVE WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-42-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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