Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 12, 2021
Submitted
April 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6745
Aircraft time
17,512 hours, 6,612 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Sluggish
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: ON ARRIVAL, AIRCRAFT BRAKING ACTION DURING TAXI WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND SPONGY. SLOWING FROM TAXI SPEED OF 20 KTS TO 10 KTS TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT. ACCOMPLISHED BLEEDING OF ALL BRAKES IAW AMM 32-42-00.

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