Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 6, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605580
Aircraft time
7,268 hours, 5,670 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
66175038
Condition
Broken
Location
Metering Valve
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

WHEN NORMAL BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER LANDING, LEFT BRAKE PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. DEPRESSES MUCH FARTHER THAN RIGHT PEDAL, CAUSING ACFT TO TURN LEFT. THIS OCCURS WITH BOTH CAPT AND F/O BRAKES. BLED BRAKES TWO TIMES EACH SIDE IAW MM 32-44-00. LT BRAKE PEDAL STILL HAS LESS RESISTANCE THAN RT PEDAL. INSPECTED BRAKE METERING VALVE AND FOUND LT SPRING BROKEN AND RT SPRING CORRODED. REPLACED BRAKE METERING VALVE SPRINGS WITH NEW AND REPLACED ATTACH HARDWARE WITH NEW. TAXIED ACFT AND BRAKES OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-44-20.

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