Service difficulty report · Brake · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 6, 2025
Submitted
June 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30080
Aircraft time
63,105 hours, 26,423 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Locked
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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: UPON CLEARING RUNWAY, BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN WITH AUTO BRAKES DISARMED. TOOK AN ABNORMALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER TO KEEP MOVING AND WHEN ENGINES SPOOLED TO OVER 60% N1 FELT BRAKES SUDDENLY RELEASE WITH A JOLT. TOWER REPORTED MOMENTARILY SEEING SMOKE. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NUMBER 1 TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT SPOTTED. BELIEVE BRAKE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. REMOVE AND REPLACED NUMBER 1 MLG TIRE ASSEMBLY (AALA202506098697), PER AMM 32-45-11. REMOVE AND REPLACED NUMBER 1 MLG BRAKE ASSEMBLY (AALA202506098774), PER AMM 32-41-41. OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD.