Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 2, 2000
Submitted
May 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
009
Aircraft time
40,304 hours, 46,801 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
39671
Part serial
267
Condition
Failed
Location
Anti-Skid System
Part time
31,780 hours, 36,301 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 AND CLEARING THE RUNWAY IN FLO ON REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, THE A/C HAD AN UNCOMMANDED AND UNCONTOLLABLE TURN TO THE LEFT. NORMAL BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT USING THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN NR 4 TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. REPLACED NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY. REPLACED NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY AS A PRECAUTION. INSPECTED AND OPS CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. PERFOMED TAXI TEST AND EVALUATION FLIGHT, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. ANTI-SKID SYSTEM PLACED ON MEL FOR FUNCTION CHECK. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION CHECK FOUND NR 3 BRAKE WITH LOW PRESSURE. REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID DUAL CONTROL VALVE.