Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 3, 2016
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53467
Aircraft time
38,553 hours, 27,407 cycles
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
392492
Part serial
5210
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Brake
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW WAS USING AUTO BRAKES FOR LANDING. THE AUTO BRAKES WERE DISENGAGED BETWEEN 120 - 100 KTS BY APPLYING MANUAL BRAKING. WHEN THE AUTO BRAKE SYS WAS DISENGAGED THE CREW FELT A JOLT BUT THE ACFT STAYED ON THE CENTERLINE THROUGHOUT THE ROLLOUT. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP ON THE RNWY & THE CREW NOTED A SLIGHT LIST TO THE LT. THE FIRE DEPART WAS CALLED OUT TO INSPECT THE ACFT ON THE RNWY. AT THE TIME OF THE CALL THE CREW WAS UNCLEAR IF ONE OR BOTH LT MAIN TIRES WERE BLOWN. REPLACED 1 & 2 MLG. REPLACED LT MLG BRAKES 1 & 2 IAW AMM 32-42-01 LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW SAME. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MM 32-43-00-1-0. FOUND LT OTBD DUAL SERVO CONTROL VLV NOT RELEASING LT BRAKES FROM LT HYD SYS DURING SKID TEST. R & R LT OTBD CONTROL SERVO VLV IAW MM 32-43-03. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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