Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 20, 2009
Submitted
April 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N475T
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK560
Aircraft time
563 hours, 397 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
38771
Part serial
396
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Brakes
Part time
563 hours, 397 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ACFT ACCELERATION SEEMED SLUGGISH. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND OBSERVED UNCOMMANDED BRAKE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED. REMOVED DAMAGED LT AND RT MAIN WHEEL ASSYS AND REPLACED WITH MAIN WHEEL ASSYS FROM AIRCRAFT IAW AMM 32-40-00. T/S BRAKE SYS AND FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING BY LT AND RT MAIN BRAKE SHUTTLE VALVES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT MAIN BRAKE ASSYS IAW AMM 32-40-00. BLED BRAKES AS REQUIRED IAW AMM 32-40-00. NO LEAKS AND NO AIR BUBBLES NOTED. PERFORMED BRAKE SYS FUNCTIONAL TESTING IAW AMM 32-40-00. FOUND BRAKE PRESSURE RAPIDLY INCREASING TO SYS OPERATING PRESSURE. IAW FIM CH 32-40-00 PARA D REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER BRAKE ANTI-SKID CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 32-40-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYS RESPONSE CHECK, FAILURE DETECTION CIRCUIT CHECK, TOUCH-DOWN PROTECTION CIRCUIT CHECK AND PARKING BRAKE SYS FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 32-40-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TAXI CHECKED ACFT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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