Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 28, 2019
Submitted
August 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4932
Aircraft time
27,549 hours, 10,236 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20534100
Part serial
03431
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
18,906 hours, 7,474 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON PUSH BACK, GROUND CREW ADVISED THEY THOUGHT SMOKE WAS SEEN AT #2 MAIN. ALSO FELT VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND OUTER ROTOR DISK DAMAGED AND BREAKING APART. REPLACED #2 (L1) BRAKE ASSY IAW AMM 32-42-27-000-001-A AND 32-42-27-400-001-A. REPLACED #2 (L1) MAIN WHEEL ASSY IAW AMM 32-41-11-000-006-A AND 32-41-11-400-006-A.

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