What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: BRAKES/MAIN BRAKES PEDALS TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING-SPONGY/SENSITIVE-NOT RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DUAL DISTRIBUTION BRAKE VALVE 2577GM PER AMM 32-43-14 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2023
- Submitted
- April 5, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N170US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 1462
- Aircraft time
- 70,246 hours, 26,908 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- A254340063000
- Part serial
- H1931
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 51,901 hours, 32,939 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.