Service difficulty report · Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
100
Aircraft time
6,276 hours, 3,862 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Wow
Stage of operation
TX
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 TAXI AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 KNOTS, WHILE APPLYING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN TOE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, MOMENTARILY BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES ALL A VERY SLOW SPEEDS, MOST OF THE TIME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. HYD PRESSURE WAS NORMAL WITH NO EICAS MESSAGES. ALL OPERATIONS DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT WERE NORMAL. AFTER REVIEWING FAULT HISTORY, DETERMINED PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY A WOW ISSUE. PERFORMED WOW FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NOSE GEAR AND NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED WOW FUNCTIONAL TEST ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS AND FOUND BOTH WOW SWITCH ADJUSTMENTS TO BE WAY OUT OF TOLERANCE. ADJUSTED BOTH MLG WOW SWITCHES AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND AIR BRAKES SYS FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-60-10, MM 32-60-05, AND CMP 276016.