Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 25, 2019
Submitted
December 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6667
Aircraft time
14,760 hours, 5,480 cycles
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
E213260002
Part serial
J669E21326
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg Brakes
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO MCO ON ACCOUNT OF PRIMARY BRAKE FAULT MESSAGE. FLIGHT DID A GO AROUND AND THEN LANDED USING ALTERNATE BRAKES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NORMAL BRAKE SERVO VALVE ON L/H MAIN GEAR STRUT IAW AMM 32-42-48. NORMAL BRAKING TEST BITE AND BSCU GROUND SCANNING BITE CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 32-46-00.

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