Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 22, 2025
Submitted
April 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4885
Aircraft time
42,467 hours, 16,821 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO MIA DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION THEY RECEIVED ECAM CAUTION MESSAGES:WHEEL - NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT AND BRAKES SYSTEM 2 FAULT. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED A SYSTEM RESET PER THE QRH AND BOTH FAULTS CLEARED. 5 MINUTES LATER THEY RECIEVED THE SAME FAULT MESSAGES WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THIS TIME IT WAS A BRAKE SYSTEM 1 FAULT. THE FLIGHT CREW DIDI NOT ATTEMPT A SECOND RESET. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT MIA AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FAILURE OF THE BSCU SYSTEM 2 IDENTIFIED BY THE AFS TSM 32-42-00-810-864, SYSTEM RESET OK WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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