Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 13, 2006
Submitted
May 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK463
Aircraft time
53 hours, 49 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
38771
Part serial
812
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
53 hours, 49 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDALS ON BOTH SIDES WENT TO THE FLOOR THREE TIMES UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED TO RECEIVE ANY BRAKING ACTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE CONTROL VALVE AND BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED FOLLOWING THE VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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