Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 5, 2021
Submitted
June 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4843
Aircraft time
30,295 hours, 12,138 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
E21327107
Part serial
8502
Condition
Defective
Location
Brake Steering
Part time
20,746 hours, 9,395 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
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:ON LANDING BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK APPLIED PRESSURE TO STOP AIRCRAFT + #1 + #4 BRAKES TEMP ROSE EVENTUALLY TO 990* + 995*C. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT THE CLT FIRE DEPARTMENT MEET THE AIRCRAFT, DURING TAXI IN THE OUTER MAIN TIRES DEFLATED RESULTING IN THE PASSENGERS AND CREW BEING DEPLANNED USING AIR STAIRS AND BUSED TO THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT (BSCU) AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PERF AMM 32-42-34.

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