Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 12, 2014
Submitted
February 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605548
Aircraft time
8,185 hours, 6,424 cycles
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
99126276
Part serial
164
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake System
Part time
8,185 hours, 6,424 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, ON TAXI INTO THE FBO THE PIC'S LT TOE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESS. PRESS SEEMED TO RETURN TO THE BRAKE PEDALS AFTER I PUMPED BOTH PIC'S PEDALS. FOUND BRAKE METERING VLV LEAKING FROM SHAFT. REMOVED VLV & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED VLV. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. TAXI CHECKED NORMAL, DONE IAW MM CHAPTER 32-42-05.

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