Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 3, 2007
Submitted
March 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600341
Aircraft time
10,709 hours, 8,508 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING FELT PULSING IN BRAKE PEDALS AND PEDALS WERE HARD TO PRESS. BRAKE PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR PUMP (NOSE) CYCLES ON APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. PUMP MOTOR SEEMS TO CYCLE ON MORE FREQUENTLY THAN NORMAL. TROUBLE SHOT SYSTEM. DETERMINED BRAKE ACCUMULATOR OVER SERVICED, SERVICED ACCUMULATOR TO PROPER LEVEL OPS CK GOOD ALL WORK DONE I/A/W CITATION ULTRA M/M CHAPTER 12-13-02