Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 3, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600373
Aircraft time
7,709 hours, 6,080 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
387072
Part serial
920
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Sys
Part time
7,709 hours, 6,080 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAXIING THE F/O'S BRAKES FELT SOFT, CAPTAIN'S SIDE WAS GOOD. AFTER TAKEOFF CONTINUED TO OBSERVE BRAKE PRESSURE, ALL NORMAL. AT CRUISE NOTICED A VIBRATION AND HUMMING SOUND, DIVERTED AIRCRAFT INTO MEM AND DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR LANDING. BRAKES OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND, JACKED AIRCRAFT FOUND BRAKE PUMP CYCLED PROPERLY. SWUNG GEAR AND PUMP STOPPED, PRESSURE BLEEDS OFF, WHILE BRAKE WAS BEING BLEED LOUD BANG FROM POWER BRAKE VALVE. REPLACED BRAKE VALVE, LEAK CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD, ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 560 MM CHAPTER 32-42-05.