19990416019809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320321 · Santa Ana, CA · April 16, 1999

Date: April 16, 1999 · 09:05 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AWXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N621AW
Reported as: Airbus A320321
People aboard: 76
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,500 total1,150 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

N621AWRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2016 · Airbus Industrie A320-231S/N 053 · Built 1989 Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-231 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the takeoff roll, at approximately 80 to 90 knots, the aircraft master caution annunicator and ecam message illuminated indicating, "auto brake inoperative". The aircraft continued the takeoff and to its planned designation. Upon landing, the captain attempted manual braking, which resulted in no brake response. The captain then cycled the nost wheel steering/anti-skid switch on and then off. This resulted in the aircraft brakes locking up and causing the main landing gear number 2, 3, and 4 tires to blow out as the aircraft skided to a stop on the runway. Further investigation to determine the cause of the auto brake system failure (brake steering control unit) is in progress. The aircraft brake selector valve was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 90 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT MASTER CAUTION ANNUNICATOR AND ECAM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED INDICATING, "AUTO BRAKE INOPERATIVE". THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND TO ITS PLANNED DESIGNATION. UPON LANDING, THE CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED MANUAL BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKE RESPONSE. THE CAPTAIN THEN CYCLED THE NOST WHEEL STEERING/ANTI-SKID SWITCH ON AND THEN OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES LOCKING UP AND CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NUMBER 2, 3, AND 4 TIRES TO BLOW OUT AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE (BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT) IS IN PROGRESS. THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SELECTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED.