Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 20, 2023
Submitted
March 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1111
Aircraft time
72,016 hours, 32,676 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
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 GROUNDED: ON TAXI IN WHEN PARKING BRAKE RELEASED TRIPPLE INDICATOR SHOWED 250 PSI LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE AND LEFT BRAKE DRAGGED UNTIL LEFT BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT #1 BRAKE ASSEMBLY PER AMM 32-42-27 (AALA202303222925) AND THE #1 NORMAL BRAKE SAFETY VALVE PER AMM 32-42-36 (AALA202303224221). THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED AND A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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