Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
February 19, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft time
4,267 hours
Part
Check Valve
Part number
L95H07204
Condition
Failed
Location
Parking Brake
Part time
723 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON ACFT SHUTDOWN, CAS MESSAGE, BRAKE ACCUMULATOR, DISPLAYED. BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE WOULD NOT HOLD RENDERING PARK BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. ACFT HAD AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM 18 MONTHS EARLIER THAT WAS THE RESULT OF A FAILED HYD CHECK VALVE, PN L95H07-202 UPSTREAM OF BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. REFER TO MFG SERVICE ADVISORY 32-40-032-R01-A. NEW AND IMPROVED PN L95H07-204 CHECK VALVE WAS INSTALLED THAT SHOULD ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE. NEW STYLE CHECK VALVE FAILED IN SIMILAR MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL WITH JUST OVER 700 OPERATING HOURS.