Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
December 24, 2021
Submitted
December 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3944
Aircraft time
41,264 hours, 15,075 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
D24001000
Part serial
Y02767
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
503,468 hours, 501,241 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON PUSH BACK AFTER ENG #2 START, SET PARKING BREAK AND LOST ALL PARK BRAKE AND ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE TURNED ON Y PUMP THEN OFF AND LOST BRAKES AFTER ONE APPLICATION. REPLACED PARKING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE 102GG AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-45-53.