Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 28, 2007
Submitted
January 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800099
Aircraft time
263 hours, 174 cycles
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
320892
Part serial
298
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Anti Skid Sys
Part time
263 hours, 174 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NOSE GEAR RETRACTION STRONG BANGING AND FLASHING UNSAFE LIGHT DURING MULTIPLE ATTEMPS ON OCF. ALWAYS DOES IT IN CLIMB, NEVER IN LEVEL FLIGHT. TO RULE OUT VIBRATION ON NOSE BY OUT OF BALANCE MAIN TIRES, TURNED OFF ANTI-SKID TAPPED BRAKES BEFORE RETRACTION-STILL DOES IT. REMOVED BRAKE METERING VALVE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. INSTALLED NEW VALVE IAW MM CH 32-42-00, OPS CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.