Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 5, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7079
Aircraft time
12,421 hours, 4,759 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20534100
Part serial
51135
Condition
Overheated
Location
Mlg
Part time
13,289 hours, 5,131 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 NOT GROUNDED: CREW REPORTED CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AREA. NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM NUMBER 3 BRAKE ON ARRIVAL TO GATE. ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR BRAKE TEMPERATURE 280 CELSIUS. REPLACED NUMBER 3 BRAKE PER AMM 32-42-27.

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