Service difficulty report · Valve · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
April 12, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
19,890 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Valve
Part number
A032
Condition
Stuck
Location
Master Cylinder
Component
Master Cy · Paramount
Component part number
VI1000
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AC RT MLG TIRES WERE BLOWN UPON LANDING. DURING INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT BRAKE ASSY WERE DRAGGING AND OVERHEATED CAUSING THE WHEELS NOT TO TURN FREELY UPON TOUCHDOWN. TIRES, BRAKES AND AFFECTED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED. AN INITIAL TEARDOWN OF THE MASTER CYLINDERS INDICATED THAT THE CAPTAIN`S RT CYLINDER WAS AT FAULT DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS. AD 2002-08-01 DEALS WITH A SPECIFIC FAILURE MODE OF THESE MASTER CYLINDERS AND HAVE A OVERHAUL LIMIT OF 15000 HRS TIS. THESE MASTER CYLINDERS HAD 5282.00 HRS TT SINCE OVERHAUL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE COTTER PIN (AN380-2C2) WHICH HOLDS THE VALVE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ACTUATING ARM WAS BENT NOT ALLO