Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
16,554 hours, 14,648 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Check Valve
Part number
ZCV1571
Part serial
1030167
Condition
Failed
Part time
13 hours, 15 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED A CAS MESSAGE STATING THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND TURNED ON THE STAND BY PUMP TO MANUAL AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE FOR 10 SECONDS. THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER ANOTHER TWENTY MINUTES THE CREW RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATION AND FLIGHT 4063 RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE HYDRUALIC CHECK VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.