Service difficulty report · Augment Valve · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
December 23, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1328
Aircraft time
11,799 hours, 5,851 cycles
Part
Augment Valve
Part number
397231
Part serial
375
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Brakes
Part time
11,799 hours, 5,851 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS APPLIED THERE IS NO RESPONSE FOR THE FIRST 2-3 INCHES OF BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT THEN THE BRAKES GRAB HARD ENOUGH TO THROW PAX AND CREW FORWARD. BRAKES TEMPS LESS THAN 100 DEGREES. TROUBLESHOT, WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS APPLIED THERE IS NO RESPONSE FOR THE FIRST 2-3" OF BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT. PERFORMED HYDRO MECHANICAL ANALOG BRAKE ANTISKID CONTROL SYS OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IAW GIV-MSG3, CMP 324204. WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL BRAKE SYS, OPS TEST, NOTED RT BRAKE PRESSURE WILL DROP RAPIDLY THEN FOLLOW BY LT BRAKES PRESSURE DROP. WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDALS TAPPED LIGHTLY ON BRAKE AUGMENTER VALVE ON THE WELL WALL, NOTED BRAKE PRESSURE WILL FLUCTUATE, SUSPECT BAD VALVE. WORK DONE REF GIV MSG-3 AMM 32-43-01. R & R BRAKE AUGMENTOR VALVE. REMOVED VALVE, PN 39-723-1, SN 375 AND INSTALLED O/H VALVE, PN 39-723-1, SN 341. WORK DONE IAW CMP GIV 324272. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.