Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 15, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6443
Aircraft time
12,557 hours, 4,884 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, ALTERNATE BRAKE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE ECAM MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE RIGHT DIRECT DRIVE BRAKE VALVE IAW AMM 32-43-35. NO FAULTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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