SDR 97UAL900628

Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: August 20, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N436UA
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 638
Engine: Iae V2527A5
System (JASC): 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
Part: Brake
Part number: 21572
Condition: Locked
Location: Nr 3
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: M, J
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

AT FL200 ECAM SHOWED MESSAGE FOR HOT BRAKES, NR 3 WAS 30 DEGREES C, NR 4 SHOWED 90 DEGREES C. LOWERED LANDING GEAR, NR 3 SHOWED 250 DEGREES C, NR 4 SHOWED 65 DEGREES C. RETRACTED GEAR. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NR 3 BRAKE LOCKED. *S/D* BRAKE WOULD NOT ROTATE. CARBON DUST BUILD UP CAUSED PISTONS TO BIND. REPLACED BRAKE.

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