Service difficulty report · Metering Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3037
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Metering Unit
Part number
AC69963
Condition
Failed
Location
Brakes
Part time
38,657 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, DURING TAXI BRAKES PULSATED SO STRONGLY AFTER LANDING THAT THEY WERE USELESS IN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE METERING UNIT. OPERATION CHECKS FAILED AND THE BRAKE METERING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. BRAKE METERING UNIT SERIAL NUMBER 0021 WAS BAD FROM STOCK. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.