# Accident 20031016032439A: Airbus A319112, Tampa, FL, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003, 17:06 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 27.9719° N, 82.5269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9719&lon=-82.5269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N764US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-112 (registry code 3930323, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319112
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016032439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2003, AT 1706 HOURS EDT, AN AIRBUS MODEL 319, N764US, REGISTERED TO U.S. AIRWAYS, INC, EXPERIENCED A TEMPORARY LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE PART 121 SCHEDULED FLIGHT (USAA FLT 496) WAS BOUND FOR PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA WITH 101 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF FIVE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE NOT INJURED. THE THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FELL, AND TWO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE THIRD FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TAMPA, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 16, 2003, FROM GATE F83 AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE CREW REPORTED THEY GOT A MASTER WARNING #2 BRAKES NOSE STEERING AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. CONTROL RETURNED WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHILE THE CAPTAIN HAD THE BRAKES DOWN, RESULTING IN A VIOLENT STOP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT TAMPA PERFORMED POWER-UP TESTS OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT (BSCU) FAILED THE COLD RESET TEST THREE TIMES AND THE HOT RESET TEST TWICE. THE NUMBER ONE CHANNEL WOULD FAIL AND THE NUMBER TWO CHANNEL WOULD NOT PICK UP THE LOAD. THE BSCU WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. THE BSCU WAS SHIPPED FOR ENGINEERING EVALUATION ON 10/17/03 ALONG WITH THE FAULT PRINTOUT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA004), Oct 16, 2003: Airbus Industrie A-319-112 (N764US), Tampa, FL, no damage. Probable cause: An intermittent fault with the airplane's Brake Steering Control Unit (BSCU) for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a momentary loss of brakes and steering, and a serious injury to a flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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