Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
66,108 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Valve
Part number
53200
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brake Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT BRAKES SEEMED TO BE GLOWING AND THAT THE LT MAIN WHEELS WERE GOING FLAT. AT THE GATE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 MAIN WHEEL DEFLATED AND THE BRAKES VERY HOT. BOTH LT BRAKE UNITS AND WHEELS WERE REPLACED. AFTER REMOVAL THE BRAKE UNITS WERE FOUND PARTIALLY SEIZED AND THE NR 2 MAIN WHEEL FUSIBLE PLUGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE RELEASED. A HISTORY CHECK FOUND THAT THE LT BRAKE UNITS WERE BEING REPLACED AT ABOUT 3 TIMES THE RATE OF THE RT BRAKE UNITS. THE BRAKE CONTROL SYS WAS TESTED ALONG WITH THE ANTI-SKID SYS. THE LT BRAKE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED.