Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Part number
C24703001
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Parking Brake
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON ARRIVAL TO MEX, CAPTAIN SET PARKING BRAKE AND IT FAILED. AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE CAPTAIN WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED JETWAY AT THE LEFT ENGINE COWL. *S/D* PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM PER AMM TASK 32-45-00-710-001. FOUND PARKING BRAKE VALVE (72GG) TO BE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED VALVE AND OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. TAXI TEST OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED BRAKE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION NORMALLY.

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