Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 29, 2013
Submitted
July 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500208
Aircraft time
9,741 hours, 5,943 cycles
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
99144683
Part serial
0308
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brakes
Part time
1,518 hours, 896 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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, DISCOVERED RIGHT BRAKE DRAGGING. TAKES EXCESS POWER TO START TAXI, ACFT PULLS RIGHT AND WILL COME TO A STOP ON TAXI-WAY. RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL IS STIFF. FOUND RT BRAKES HOTTER THAN NORMAL WHILE LT WAS COOLER. OPS CHECKED BRAKES. BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SLIGHT PULL TO THE RT. BLED BRAKE SYS. BOTH RT GEAR BRAKES STILL DRAGGING. DURING TROUBLESHOOT OF SYSTEM, FOUND THAT RT BRAKE SIDE OF METERING VALVE IS NOT RETURNING TO FULL RELEASED POSITION. WORKD IAW MM 07-10-00, AND 3242-00. PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK OF BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, NOTICE NO DRAGGING OF RT BRAKES. RT BRAKES SPIN FREELY AFTER SETTING BRAKE OR PARKING BRAKE. CHANGED BRAKE METERING VALVE, IAW MM 32-42-00. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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