Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 21, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,963 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Servo
Part number
991230512
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brake Anti-Skid
Part time
4,017 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING, ANTI-SKID INOP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE THEN EXTINGUISH. ROLLOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND DUE LONG RUNWAY, NO BRAKE APPLICATION AT ALL BUT AT END OF RUNWAY RT TURN TO TAXIWAY, BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE BUT PEDALS WERE EXTREMELY HARD. MX FOUND PRESS STILL LOCKED IN SYS FROM A/S SERVO "UPSTREAM" SEVERAL HOURS POST INCIDENT. NO BRAKE PRESS AVAILABLE AT BRAKE UNITS. PWR BRAKE MOTOR NOT CYCLING AS USUAL DUE PRESS LOCK. EVEN WITH ANTI-SKID SWITCHED OFF, BRAKES WOULD NOT RETURN TO MANUAL, MASTER CYLINDER HYD BRAKE SYS AS PER SYS DESIGN. PRESS DID BLEED OFF HOURS LATER AND SYS RETURNED TO NORM OPS W/O EXT ACTIONS. UNKNOWN WHY TEMP ANTI-SKID LITE DURING LANDING WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM

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