Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 28, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
37,652 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Valve
Part number
58570
Part serial
282
Condition
Slow
Location
Park Brake
Part time
37,510 hours, 50,261 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAXI TO HANGER, BRAKES OVERHEATED CAUSING FIRE ON NR 3 AND NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO GLOW RED HOT. ALL FOUR MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. RT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT REPLACED. OTHER ITEMS, BRAKE LINES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ETC REPLACED AS REQUIRED. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING COMPLETED AND FAULT TRACED TO PARKING BRAKE VALVE SLOW TO RELEASE.