Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 12, 2015
Submitted
December 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
866
Aircraft time
63,530 hours, 23,304 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
828A000002
Part serial
U3577
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 500
Part time
63,527 hours, 23,302 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED & ACFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT THE WING TIP BRAKE LOCKED WITH THE FLAPS & SLATS AT ZERO. THE ACFT RETURNED & DECLARED AN EMER. THE ACFT LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT & TAXIED TO THE GATE. MX REPLACED THE LT HYD MOTOR VALVE CONTROL BLOCK & BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 27-84-54-400-002-A.

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