Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
October 31, 2013
Submitted
November 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4114
Aircraft time
3,841 hours, 1,782 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1159SCL4703
Part serial
FEB080150
Condition
Failed
Location
Anti Skid System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER COLD SOAK AT ALTITUDE, BRAKES VERY GRABBY. PEDAL DEFLECTION OPERATES NORMALLY BUT NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON INDICATOR APPEARS UNTIL AN INCH OR MORE BRAKE PEDAL DEFLECTION. THEN THE BRAKE PRESSURE JUMPS TO 600 PSI AND THE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE AIRCRAFT. REMOVED FAILED ANTISKID CONTROL UNIT, AND INSTALLED A TESTED UNIT. NO DEFECTS NOTED.