Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
August 16, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
100
Aircraft time
6,562 hours, 4,030 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
60068837
Part serial
AUG010065
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake System
Part time
330 hours, 204 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

NORMAL BRAKING SYS INTERMITTENT. AFTER NORMAL LANDING WITH NORMAL BRAKES, LOST ALL BRAKING POWER WHILE TAXIING. CAME BACK WITH TWO LOUD THUMPS. AFTER RELEASING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES, SAME EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN. SELECTED EMERGENCY BRAKES AND TAXIED TO A STOP. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF GEAR SHOWED NO LEAKS. ALL PRESSURES AND QUANTITIES WERE NORMAL. R & R THE POWER BRAKE VALVE IAW MM 32-40-20. BLED BRAKE SYS AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW 32-40-20.