Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
December 13, 2023
Submitted
December 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5594
Aircraft time
32,742 hours, 13,442 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20534100
Part serial
11516
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Part time
9,586 hours, 3,610 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO CLT. ON ROTATION, WHEN MAIN GEAR LIFTED OFF DECK AND BEFORE GEAR RETRACTED, AGGRESSIVE "BOUNCING" MOMENT ARM UNTIL GEAR STOWED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. MAINTENNACE FOUND THE #3 BRAKE TO BE BAD AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 32-42-27. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.