What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND WILL SUDDENLY GRAB WITH APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE EXPECTED BRAKING FORCE. (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2025
- Submitted
- September 2, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1521
- Aircraft time
- 77,314 hours, 29,997 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Brake Sys
- Condition
- Weak
- Location
- Zone 700
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.