Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
March 13, 2024
Submitted
March 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10711
Aircraft time
8,846 hours, 2,329 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20534100
Part serial
04105
Condition
Dragging
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Part time
24,446 hours, 9,235 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: #1 BRAKE APPEARED TO. BE DRAGGING DURING TAXI OUT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY NEEDED EXTRA POWER TO TAXI AND SAW BRAKE TEMPERATURE GO TO 430 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND MOC CONTACTED. ANTI-SKID AND BRAKE TEMPERATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER M37 RESET. TAXI RESUMED WITH ARF FOLLOWING. BRAKE TEMPERATURE WENT TO 550 AND ARF OBSERVED SMOKE AND SAW TIRE BLOW. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND ENGINES SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PARKING SPOT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE #1 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FUSE PLUG WAS MELTED AND BOTH THE #1 AND #2 TIRES WERE DEFLATED AS A RESULT OF THE #1 BRAKE OVERHEATING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PER AMM 32-42-27-000-001-A. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTHE THE #1 AND #2 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLYS PER AMM 32-41-11.

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