Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 20, 2012
Submitted
November 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK385
Aircraft time
3,951 hours, 3,674 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
38771
Part serial
727
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Sys
Part time
3,951 hours, 3,674 cycles
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

AFTER LANDING, BRAKES APPLIED AND WORKED FINE. ACFT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND NO RESULT. PEDALS WERE STIFF. SECOND ATTEMPT PROVIDED SAME RESULT. BRAKE PEDALS RELEASED AND BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. R & R POWER BRAKE CONTROL VALVE IAW MM 32-40-00. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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