Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 8, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
2,707 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Brake Anti-Skid
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

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, ANTI-SKID INOP ANNUNC ILLUM. EMERG SYS WAS UTILIZED FOR FINAL BRAKING. ILLUM OF ANTI-SKID ANNUNC, NORMAL BRAKING, ANTI-SKID OR POWER BRAKES ARE BLOCKED, ARE NOT AVAILABLE BY DESIGN. EMER BRAKING MUST BE UTILIZED. A/C WAS RETURNING FROM TRIP ENCOUNTERING RAINS AND CONDENSATION. NOT VERIFIED AS TO WAS ANTI-SKID INOP ANNUNC ILLUMIN AS FAULT COULD NOT BE REPEATED MOISTURE COULD BE POSSIBILITY. POWER BRAKE SYS INCLUDING ANTI-SKID PORTION WAS CHECKED FOR FUNCTION AND BLED. DURING MAINT, AIR IN BRAKING SYS, PRECHARGE VALUE ON ACCUM WAS LOWER THAN SPECIFIED. POSSIBLE THAT AIR IN SYS PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO DIGITAL ANTI-SKID MONTIORING SYSTEM, IND SYS FAULT, DISABLING NORMAL POWERBRAKING.

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