Service difficulty report · Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Valve
Part number
AC69965
Condition
Leaked
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
58,616 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PIT, AN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR LOW PRESSURE WARNING OCCURED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE VALVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-43-02. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.