Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
July 12, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Aircraft time
6,407 hours
Engine
Cont IO360G
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C306
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Park Brake
Part time
6,430 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING, THE PILOT NOTED THE ACFT PULLED TO THE LT. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT TIRE HAD A FLAT SPOT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO BRAKE BEING ON. INSP OF THE PARKING BRAKE REVEALED THAT WHEN THE PARK BRAKE WAS PUT ON AND THEN TURNED OFF SLOWLY THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE. INSP OF THE PARK BRAKE VALVE REVEALED THAT THE CAM AND THE POPPET VALVES WHERE WORN TO A POINT THAT THE VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN SOMETIMES. MFG HAS NO WEAR DIMENSIONS FOR THIS PART.

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